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Hand washing facility not acc","observed_at":"2025-06-10","valid_from":null,"valid_until":null,"retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":"41627819","confidence":1.0},{"attr":"outdoor_seating","value":["roadway","sidewalk"],"evidence_type":"official_record","source":"dining_out_nyc","source_url":"https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/fpeh-f7ci","evidence":"Sidewalk cafe license issued 2026-07-03, expires 2030-07-03 (VELVET COWBOY, 509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE); Roadway cafe license issued 2026-03-27, expires 2030-03-27 (VELVET COWBOY, 509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE)","observed_at":"2026-07-03","valid_from":"2026-03-27","valid_until":"2030-07-03","retrieved_at":"2026-09-26","record_id":"NEW YORK BEER|509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE|10024|Roadway,NEW YORK BEER|509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE|10024|Sidewalk","confidence":1.0}],"profile_built":"2026-09-26","history":[{"date":"2026-07-03","event":"Outdoor dining permit added: ['roadway', 'sidewalk']","source":"dining_out_nyc","evidence":"Sidewalk cafe license issued 2026-07-03, expires 2030-07-03 (VELVET COWBOY, 509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE); Roadway cafe license issued 2026-03-27, expires 2030-03-27 (VELVET COWBOY, 509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE)","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2026-01-25","event":"Liquor license added: full_bar","source":"nys_sla","evidence":"License 0340-23-137231 originally issued 2026-01-25","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2025-06-10","event":"Reopened after Health Dept closure","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Establishment reopened by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-10","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2025-06-09","event":"Closed by NYC Health Dept","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Establishment closed by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-09","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2025-06-06","event":"Closed by NYC Health Dept","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Establishment closed by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-06","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2025-06-04","event":"Closed by NYC Health Dept","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Establishment closed by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-04","recovered_from_source_dates":true},{"date":"2024-12-18","event":"Health grade added: C","source":"dohmh","evidence":"Graded C by NYC Health Dept on 2024-12-18","recovered_from_source_dates":true}],"last_changed":"2026-07-03","summary":"Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-23-137231, valid until 2027-09-30). NYC Health status: grade pending (since 2025-06-10). Outdoor dining permit: roadway + sidewalk (valid until 2030-07-03)."}