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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8639--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 22, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Economic Development -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to a
license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alcoholic beverage
control law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e-17) to read as
follows:
(E-17) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION, THE AUTHORITY MAY ISSUE A RETAIL LICENSE FOR ON-PREMISES
CONSUMPTION FOR A PREMISES WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN TWO HUNDRED
FEET OF A BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER
PLACE OF WORSHIP, PROVIDED SUCH PREMISES CONSTITUTE A PREMISES FOR THE
SALE OF FOOD OR BEVERAGES AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES
LOCATED WHOLLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, COUNTY
OF KINGS, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING
IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF KINGS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK,
BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE CORNER FORMED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE WESTERLY SIDE
OF NOSTRAND AVENUE WITH THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF RUTLAND ROAD;
RUNNING THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF NOSTRAND AVENUE, 20
FEET,
THENCE WESTERLY, PARALLEL WITH RUTLAND ROAD AND PART OF THE DISTANCE
THROUGH PARTY WALL 80 FEET;
THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH NOSTRAND AVENUE, 20 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY
SIDE OF RUTLAND ROAD;
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF RUTLAND ROAD, 80 FEET TO THE
POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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