Hamptonites mad that Zero Bond, Eric Adams’ favorite NYC club, is trying to come to East Hampton

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Hamptonites want to stop the party before it even gets started.

A star-studded, members-only Manhattan club that’s a favorite of Mayor Eric Adams is trying to open a new venue at a historic inn in the Hamptons — and angry residents want to block it from potentially bringing late-night racket and traffic to the sleepy spot.

“This is about greed,” East Hampton Mayor Jerry Larsen told The East Hampton Star. “The owner of the Hedges Inn should be ashamed of himself for trying to push this on the village.”

The Noho hotspot Zero Bond is in talks with the owner of the quaint, centuries-old bed and breakfast over leasing the pond-side property but hasn’t yet inked an agreement, Christopher Kelley, a lawyer for the inn, told The Post Friday.

The Hedges Inn is in talks with the members-only Manhattan hotspot Zero Bond.
The Hedges Inn is in talks with the members-only Manhattan hotspot Zero Bond.
Renovations are underway, although no deal has been inked yet. Dennis A. Clark
Renovations are underway, although no deal has been inked yet. Dennis A. Clark

But some neighbors say the nightlife venue — which has hosted the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk — will flood nearby streets with idling cars and paparazzi and cause noise at all hours.

The village is mulling legislation that would block the “social club” — where Adams is known for holding court while munching a veggie burger — from serving food and drinks in the “historic zone” between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

“You get the idea. Idling Ubers, car doors slamming, dining noise trickling out. Paparazzi will be lurking to catch sight of the Zero Bond members who include Elon Musk, Tom Brady, Sergei Brin (all single billionaires) and Taylor Swift,” the

on its Facebook page.

Critics say the plan for private clubs won’t work in the Hamptons. The Hedges Inn/Facebook
Critics say the plan for private clubs won’t work in the Hamptons. The Hedges Inn/Facebook

The group urged residents to attend a hearing about the legislation Friday, imploring, “This is the first step to ensure that we maintain the integrity of our village.”

Other neighbors bristled at the idea of an elite club for cool kids that normal folks could never dream of setting foot inside.

“Perfect just like the bridge golf course that normal working people can’t afford to join. I can’t wait til we lose our water access. Hopefully we will be able to just stay in our homes and pay our increasing taxes. Lol,”  resident Greg Miller wrote on the East Hampton Mouthpeice Facebook group.

Adams is a regular at Zero Bond in Noho, where he’s known for holding court and ordering the veggie burger. Getty Images for Haute Living
Adams is a regular at Zero Bond in Noho, where he’s known for holding court and ordering the veggie burger. Getty Images for Haute Living

“Who needs all those cars and foot traffic around EH town pond?” another commenter fumed.

Zero Bond opened Noho in 2018 as an “urban lodge and social workplace” and now has an event space, bar, restaurant and rooftop where A-listers meet up.

In East Hampton, Kelley called the push to protect “historic zones” a veiled attempt at simply getting the club to preemptively beat it.

Zero Bond has hosted celebs including Kim Kardashian, Tom Brady and Elon Musk. Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com/Shutterstock
Zero Bond has hosted celebs including Kim Kardashian, Tom Brady and Elon Musk. Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com/Shutterstock

“It’s overly broad and it’s not constitutional,” he said. “The municipality doesn’t have the power to regulate an establishment that sells alcohol. So if you’re a bar or restaurant or pizza parlor, the municipality can’t say, ‘You have to close at 10 or 11.”

“That’s the slam dunk of it,” he said.

Zero Bond founder Scott Sartiano also wants to buy the house next door to the Hedges Inn, which was built in the 1700s next to a serene pond, in order to show “transparent and good faith effort,” The East Hampton Star reported.

But Mayor Larsen said the village is ready for a battle over nightlife.

“What we’re against is the late-night aspect of it,” Larsen told The Post. “They’re such old buildings, from the 1600 and 1700s, and they’re in residential areas.”

“That’s what’s driving residents to a frenzy,” he said, adding the closest neighbor to the Inn is roughly 200 feet away.

“I’m upset with the owner … He bought it because he didn’t want noise, and now he’s doing this.”

Larson added that the building should be open to everyone.

“Our historic, beautiful inns should be open to the public so people can visit them and understand our history … I think it would be sad to lose the inn to a private membership club,” he told the East Hampton Star.

“There are rumors they will fight us in court if we pass any of this legislation. Well, that’s a fight I’m willing to take. That’s how strongly I feel about this,” he told the paper.

Zach Erdem, who owns the restaurant 75 Main in Southampton, said Zero Bond isn’t likely to succeed in the village anyway.

“This is like opening a pork chops restaurant in Saudi Arabia, where they don’t eat pork,” said Erdem, who also stars in the reality TV show “Serving up the Hamptons.”

“Private clubs might be OK for NYC but Hamptons is a different animal.”

The club owner says it takes more than money to get in because “you can’t buy cool.” Christopher Sadowski
The club owner says it takes more than money to get in because “you can’t buy cool.” Christopher Sadowski

Michael Capuano, who has run bars and restaurants in New York City and the Hamptons for decades, agreed it’s not the right fit.

“The bar business, if you notice, there is not much longevity there … It’s not going to be profitable,” said Capuano, who ran the now-shuttered Chelsea cocktail bar Vault Manhattan.

A members-only model “would make it harder,” he said. “By the time you sign up people and they are there, the summer will be over.”

If Sartiano has “got the money to waste, let him try it,” he said.

The legislation seeks to amend a current code  that protects historic areas by adding a section prohibiting any “eating and drinking establishments” staying open or taking  “orders of food and/or beverages, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.”

On Friday, the village heard from residents but took no official vote on the matter. It will revisit the proposal next month, Larsen said.

Zero Bond membership for those over 45 runs more than $4,000 a year, sources said in 2021 — and it takes more than just having money to get in, Sartiano told The Post last year.

“You can’t buy your way in. You can’t buy cool.”