S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1292
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
requiring notice to the appropriate community board of any application
for liquor store license in the city of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 63 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
1-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, UPON RECEIPT
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OF AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE UNDER THIS
SECTION, THE APPLICANT SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMUNITY BOARD ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER
WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA IN WHICH SUCH LICENSED PREMISES IS TO BE
LOCATED BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, NOT LESS THAN THIR-
TY DAYS PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF ITS APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE UNDER
THIS SECTION. SUCH COMMUNITY BOARD MAY EXPRESS AN OPINION FOR OR
AGAINST THE GRANTING OF SUCH LICENSE. ANY SUCH OPINION SHALL BE DEEMED
PART OF THE RECORD UPON WHICH THE LIQUOR BOARD MAKES ITS DETERMINATION
TO GRANT OR DENY SUCH LICENSE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05015-01-5