Today I was working with a client who was purchasing a business from a large corporate national chain. The business involved a liquor license for a re...
Extensions of Premises
Extensions of Premises At establishments with an on-premises license, the sale and consumption of alcohol must be confined to the area that has been l...
What the Liquor Authority Looks For When Reviewing Liquor Store Applications
A license to sell liquor and wine at retail for off-premises consumption is commonly referred to as a “package store license”. Section 63 of the...
Am I a Restaurant in the Eyes of the Liquor Authority?
Sometimes it is not easy to determine if your establishment is a restaurant or tavern. A typical pizzeria menu consists of pizza, subs, salads and win...
What to do If a Liquor License Applicant Doesn’t Have E-mail
The New York State Liquor Authority now requires an e-mail address for all applicants. Although rare these days, some liquor license applicants don’...
Why Did I Get an E-mail from the Liquor Authority?
There have been changes made in the procedures for submission of information or documentation that was not provided with the application at the time o...
Living Quarter Letters
Where an application or license investigation discloses living quarters directly connected to the premises to be licensed, the living quarters are not...
Is it a New Liquor Authority?
It is hardly a secret that the New York Liquor authority is so backlogged it takes months to process a standard license application. While the state...