For nearly two decades, Fenwick’s Bar, at 432 West 238th St., drew repeated 911 calls and waves of resident complaints over underage drinking and late-night violence in a familiar cycle of promises of change. But after months of escalating disturbances last year, the establishment has finally had its doors shut.
Fenwick’s storied history came to a close at the end of December in an NYPD raid following months of escalating disturbances. Even on weeknights, neighbors were often kept awake by the sounds of repeated street fights and drunken shouts — overnight disruptions that often extended into the morning commute.
Throughout 2025, multiple neighbors voiced their desperation at Community Board 8’s Parks and Recreation committee meetings, describing patrons routinely leaving the bar between roughly 3 and 10 a.m., visibly intoxicated, holding red plastic cups and getting into cars. Others reported loud music rattling windows, cars double-parked along Waldo Avenue and West 238th Street, and fights spilling onto nearby blocks…