by David Gabay | May 28, 2024 | Application Process
The New York State Liquor Authority receives and processes tens of thousands of applications each year. The vast majority of them are routine license renewals, and a good deal of the rest are also very simple single event or smaller type permits. But even so, the...
by David Gabay | Mar 2, 2024 | License Types, Off Premises Catering
Did you know that the Liquor Authority has now authorized a new license for caters who do not own their own retail food service premises? It allows them to cater events and serve alcohol from their own non-retail location on essentially the same terms as an...
by David Gabay | Aug 25, 2023 | Application Process
Keeping your license information up do date and accurate is key to your relationship with the Liquor Authority. Failing to do so can result in a world of pain-business and financial. Here is a list of the most common times when you need to update your information. If...
by David Gabay | Aug 25, 2023 | Violations and Enforcement
I got an email today from a client who is buying a restaurant. He asked me a question I hear very often: can he let 'use' the seller's liquor license until he gets his own? The seller told him he could do it, and that it would speed up the closing a great deal. The...
by David Gabay | Aug 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Lately, I’ve been spending more time than usual sitting or waiting or daydreaming at the Liquor Authority’s full Board meetings while representing clients at their liquor license approval/disapproval hearings. It occurred to me that you or your clients...
