311 Noise Complaints at Clockwork Bar, Lower East Side, Manhattan

21 Essex Street, Manhattan, NY 10002 · Community Board 3 (Lower East Side / Chinatown)

Data through Oct 23, 2026 · Source: NYC 311 Open Data (NYPD-routed)

Liquor license: Food & Beverage Business · expires Mar 31, 2027 Renewal window opens ~Dec 31, 2026

In the last 12 months there were 1 noise-related 311 complaints at 21 Essex Street (Clockwork Bar), 0 of them in the last 90 days. No complaints in the prior 90 days to compare. Police took action on 50% of the complaints recorded in the last 24 months.

Data from NYC 311, updated daily (about 1 day delay). Last updated Oct 24, 2026. Complaints in this data run through Oct 23, 2026.

311 complaints at a glance

0Last 30 days
0Last 90 days
1Last 12 months
27All complaints on recordJan 1, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026
n/a 90-day trend No complaints in the prior 90 days to compare

Most recent 311 complaint at this address: Mar 29, 2026. "Last 30 days", "Last 90 days" and "Last 12 months" count back from Oct 24, 2026. Complaint dates are New York City time.

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Complaints per month, last 24 months (Nov 2024 to Oct 2026)

Amber bar: the month in progress. Counts are 311 complaints, not confirmed incidents. Shows 2 of the 27 complaints on record; the other 25 were filed before November 2024. A month with no bar had no 311 complaints at this address.

What the complaints were about and how police responded

Based on the 2 311 complaints recorded from November 2024 to now.

Type of noise reported

Loud Music/Party2 · 100%

Police response recorded by 311

Police took action1 · 50%
No further police action1 · 50%
Condition not observed on arrival0 · 0%
Other / no outcome recorded0 · 0%

Median time for 311 to close a complaint: 20 min (2 closed).

When complaints were filed

Most were filed between 12 AM and 4 AM (100% of complaints in the last 24 months), and Tuesday was the busiest day. Darker cells mean more complaints. Times are New York local time.

How this compares nearby

Over the last 12 months this address had more 311 noise complaints than about 22% of the venues in Manhattan Community Board 3 (Lower East Side / Chinatown) that had at least one complaint.

Closest venues with recent complaints

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1 311 complaint in the last 12 months. The liquor license on file expires Mar 31, 2027. Community boards may review complaint history during license renewals.

Most recent 311 complaints

The 10 most recent 311 noise complaints at this address
Date	Time	Type of noise	Police response
Mar 29, 2026	1:36 AM	Loud Music/Party	No further police action
Jan 7, 2025	1:54 AM	Loud Music/Party	Police took action

The full 24-month dated log is included in the Hearing Report.

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Questions about this data

How many 311 noise complaints have been made about Clockwork Bar?

NYC 311 recorded 1 noise-related complaints about 21 Essex Street, Manhattan in the last 12 months, 0 in the last 90 days, and 27 since January 2020. Counts cover complaints about bars, clubs and restaurants that 311 routed to the NYPD.

What happens after someone files a 311 noise complaint about a bar or restaurant?

311 sends commercial noise complaints about bars, clubs and restaurants to the NYPD. After the police respond, an outcome is recorded, such as police took action, no further police action, or condition not observed on arrival. The outcome describes the police response to that one report. It is not a finding about the business.

How current is this data, and can a complaint be wrong?

The data comes from NYC Open Data and is refreshed daily with about a 1 day delay (last updated Oct 24, 2026). 311 complaints are unverified reports from the public, and the data can contain errors. If something on this page looks wrong, use the Request a correction link.

Source: NYC Open Data, 311 Service Requests (complaint type Noise - Commercial, location type Club/Bar/Restaurant). Counts are 311 complaints, which are unverified reports. Request a correction.