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New Owner Vows To Raise The Bar

A controversial Williamsburg bar that has run up thousands of dollars in fines is about to be sold to a new owner who is vowing to clean up the joint’s act.

Geoffrey Weber plans to turn Triple Crown into a quieter bar called the Brooklyn Café, according to the soon-to-be-former owners and community board officials.

“He promised us he will run a bar that you’ll want to take your parents to,” said Mieszho Kalita, the chair of Community Board 1’s public safety committee.

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