State officials have rescinded an East Harlem club's liquor license after a Gothamist investigation revealed the venue was operating as a de facto adult establishment despite city prohibitions.

The decision effectively closes Bodega Paradise and marks a victory for community members who spent months fighting what they saw as the Adams administration’s indifference to their concerns about the venue's X-rated activities.

The club opened in May after owner Alex Meskouris told Manhattan's Community Board 11 that the business would operate as a breakfast spot and sports bar, making no mention of adult entertainment.

The State Liquor Authority had granted a temporary permit in March, which carries the full privileges of a liquor license, despite the community board's objections.

Gothamist reporters who gained entry after hours saw activities that clearly violated city zoning rules for residential areas: Women in fishnets and thongs danced in front of customers who threw cash; bartenders offered to expose their genitals and allowed patrons to grope them for $100 to $200.

At a hearing this week, State Liquor Authority Commissioner Edgar De Leon detailed a litany of similar violations discovered when state investigators visited the club during full operation — something city officials never did.

"Women dressed in fishnet jumpsuits, various parts of the body being exposed, people smoking hookah and marijuana, males placing money in girls' bikini strings," De Leon said, adding that further problems ranged from containers of gasoline in the basement to a three-hour delay to order pizza, which the club was legally required to serve in order to qualify for its license.

"There’s actually more here that I could say, but I think I've said enough,” he said. “I cannot approve this application with that kind of a record. I just cannot."

The board voted unanimously Wednesday to revoke that temporary permit and deny the club a full license.

The state's intervention is another example of the outgoing Adams administration's spotty oversight over the city’s nightlife, which has been marred by multiple shootings and accusations of a police bribery racket.

Meskouris did not appear at the hearing due to a family illness, according to his attorney Gen Harris, which appeared to irritate Liquor Authority Chair Lily Fan.

"You're telling me that he's not even overseeing his business and it's got this many problems?" Fan said.

Harris acknowledged failures but offered little explanation for the club's violations.

"Mistakes were made, and right off the bat, I apologize for those mistakes on behalf of our client," Harris said.

She then defended the club by describing the corner as blighted before Meskouris opened Bodega Paradise and claiming he cleaned up the neighborhood while noting the club has had no police activity.

Longtime liquor lawyer Robert Romano said the permit revocation effectively shutters the business.

"A nightclub, doing business without a liquor license? That's up for the police department to deal with," Romano said.

When Gothamist presented Meskouris with its findings, he denied any illicit activities occurred, calling the allegations "completely false and offensive." He blamed an "errant employee" for promoting the venue as a strip club on social media. He also denied the existence of stripper poles that multiple witnesses saw, claiming they were merely "decoration" that had been removed.

City Councilmember Diana Ayala, who has a district office across the street, had pressed the city for months to investigate the club but was dismissed by the administration. A spokesperson for Adams initially said Ayala was "more interested in spreading misinformation in the press at the expense of a local business owner."

After the permit was revoked, another Adams spokesperson, Anna Correa, said, "The Adams administration will never tolerate illegal activity that compromises public safety."

She said the city sent multiple agencies to inspect the premises and issued violations, but Gothamist's initial investigation indicated none of the city's actions deterred the club's activities.

"We will continue to closely monitor the situation to ensure full compliance," Correa added.

City officials previously acknowledged that the city didn’t inspect while the full club was open like the state did.

“If the state stepped in and did it, kudos to them,” said Kioka Jackson, president of the NYPD's 25th Precinct Community Council, a resident group that had also raised alarms about the club.

Jackson said she didn’t rejoice in Meskouris losing his business and that she wished city officials had listened to the community more.

“ I don't have a lot of money, so maybe I'm not important,” she said. “But I'm a community member and if I'm telling you that this business doesn't fit well and there's a hundred voices behind me, sit down and take the time to listen.”

This story has been updated with comment from City Hall.