the arrival of elite social clubs in the luxury beach destination. This time, some local residents and officials are directing their ire against the owner of the Zero Bond, according to a report from Wall Street Journal Friday. The elite Manhattan club is known to be frequented by a variety of public figures, including Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, and even New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
When 49-year-old Scott Sartiano tried to , an 1873 historic bed and breakfast in East Hampton Village, he was met with a storm of backlash from the town's neighbors and local officials, The Journal reported. His new business was supposed to be an extension of Zero Bond but is now positioned and operating as a restaurant after pushback about converting the site to a late-night spot. Sartiano has said there's a "vendetta" against him, a claim the mayor denied, according to The Journal report.
Sartiano and the East Hampton Mayor's office did not respond to a request from Business Insider. "Look, no one's invested in this more than me. I live next door, right?" Sartiano said, according to the report.
"If it's not a value add, I'll be the most screwed." Earlier this year, village officials proposed new legislation that would prohibit any "eating and drinking establishment" in the historical village from staying open between 10 p.m.
and 6 a.m., to a report from the local publication, The East Hampton Star.
The Hedges Inn was already required to stop serving at 10 p.m. due to a previous agreement from 1.