Senate Bill S6891

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a place of worship

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Current Bill Status Via A7275 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6891 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7275
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §64, ABC L

2023-S6891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption for certain property, known as Nettie's Restaurant, and located at 220-03 Hempstead Avenue in Queens Village, from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a place of worship.

2023-S6891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6891
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment and Small Business
 
 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-15) to read as
 follows:
   (E-15) 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 WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET  OF  A
 BUILDING  OCCUPIED  EXCLUSIVELY  AS A SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER
 PLACE OF WORSHIP, PROVIDED SUCH PREMISES CONSTITUTES 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 QUEENS, COUNTY OF
 QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
   AS TO LOT 3
   ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND
 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, 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 NORTHERLY SIDE OF  HEMPSTEAD  AVENUE,  100
 FEET  WIDE,  DISTANT  40.01  FEET EASTERLY FROM THE CORNER FORMED BY THE
 INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERLY SIDE OF HEMPSTEAD AVENUE AND THE  EASTERLY
 SIDE OF 220TH STREET;
   RUNNING  THENCE  NORTHERLY  PARALLEL WITH 220TH STREET AND PART OF THE
 DISTANCE THROUGH A PARTY WALL, 100.28 FEET;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11194-03-3
 S. 6891                             2

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