The State Liquor Authority has opened an investigation into a popular Bronx restaurant and bar owned by a brother of the New York City police commissioner following THE CITY’s reporting on fire safety and building code violations there.
According to SLA’s records, Con Sofrito is owned by Richard Caban, brother of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, who is frequently seen there. The restaurant has long been patronized by top cops and politicians, including Mayor Eric Adams, who celebrated his birthday there in September.
An investigation published last week by THE CITY disclosed multiple code violations in a 500-square-foot party shed Con Sofrito erected in its parking lot adjacent to the restaurant. In a lawsuit filed to evict the eatery, the landlord of the property has called the shed “an imminent threat to both petitioner and the public.”
The Department Buildings issued a violation in June 2022 charging that the plywood shed was built without a permit. The owner has yet to provide the DOB with documentation that the facility was built up to code, so the violation remains open.