Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a place of worship, the official text

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                                   8379
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2025
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 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in  relation  to  an
   exemption  for  certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales
   within a certain distance from a place of worship

   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 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  COUNTY  OF QUEENS, BOUNDED AND
 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
   ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF  LAND,  SITUATE,  LYING  AND
 BEING  IN  THE BOROUGH AND COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK,
 BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
   BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF SKILLMAN AVENUE, DISTANT
 44 FEET EASTERLY FROM THE CORNER FORMED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST-
 ERLY SIDE OF 48TH STREET, FORMERLY GROSMAN AVENUE,  WITH  THE  SOUTHERLY
 SIDE OF SKILLMAN AVENUE;
   RUNNING  THENCE  SOUTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SKILLMAN AVENUE AND PART
 OF THE DISTANCE THROUGH A PARTY WALL 74.20 FEET;
   THENCE EASTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF  SKILLMAN  AVENUE,
 19 FEET;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   THENCE  NORTHERLY AGAIN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SKILLMAN AVENUE AND PART OF
 THE DISTANCE THROUGH A PARTY WALL 74.20 FEET TO THE  SOUTHERLY  SIDE  OF
 SKILLMAN AVENUE;
   THENCE  WESTERLY  ALONG THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF SKILLMAN AVENUE, 19 FEET
 TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING.
   TOGETHER WITH THE BAKERY OVER AND IMPROVEMENT ON  THE  PROPERTY  IMME-
 DIATELY  ADJOINING  ON THE EAST WHICH IS SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN FAVOR
 OF THE OWNER ON THE WEST TO MAINTAIN AN ENCROACHMENT OF A  PART  OF  THE
 BUILDING  AS  IT  NOW  STANDS UPON THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF HIS PREMISES
 IMMEDIATELY ADJOURNING ON THE EAST MORE PARTICULARLY BOUND AND DESCRIBED
 IN DEED DATED OCTOBER 15, 1970, RECORDED IN REEL 433 PAGE 874, BY  WHICH
 CONVEYANCE TITLE TO THE PREMISES HEREIN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.