S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1934
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Economic Development
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 certain buildings
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 CONSTITUTES 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 ORANGE, BOUNDED AND
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND
BEING IN THE VILLAGE OF WALDEN, TOWN OF MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF ORANGE AND
STATE OF NEW YORK, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERNLY LINE OF WEST MAIN ST-
REET WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF WALNUT STREET AT THE POINT FORTY ONE
DEGREES, THIRTY THREE MINUTES, THIRTY EIGHT POINT FIVE SECONDS NORTH AND
SEVENTY FOUR DEGREES, ELEVEN MINUTES, TWENTY FOUR POINT TWO SECONDS WEST
(41°33'38.5" N, 74°11'24.2" W);
RUNNING THENCE SOUTHERNLY ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF WALNUT STREET NI-
NETY (90') FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT FORTY ONE DEGREES, THIRTY
THREE MINUTES, THIRTY SEVEN POINT SIXTY FIVE SECONDS NORTH AND SEVENTY
FOUR DEGREES, ELEVEN MINUTES, TWENTY FOUR POINT TWO SECONDS WEST
(41°33'37.65" N, 74°11'24.2" W);
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04968-01-5
A. 1934 2
THENCE WESTERLY PARALLEL WITH WEST MAIN STREET FIFTY NINE (59') FEET
MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT FORTY ONE DEGREES, THIRTY THREE MINUTES, THIR-
TY SEVEN POINT SIXTY FIVE SECONDS NORTH AND SEVENTY FOUR DEGREES, ELEVEN
MINUTES, TWENTY FOUR POINT NINE SECONDS WEST (41°33'37.65" N,
74°11'24.9" W);
THENCE NORTHERLY PARALLEL WITH WALNUT STREET NINETY (90') FEET MORE OR
LESS TO THE POINT FORTY ONE DEGREES, THIRTY THREE MINUTES, THIRTY EIGHT
POINT FIVE SECONDS NORTH AND SEVENTY FOUR DEGREES, ELEVEN MINUTES, TWEN-
TY FIVE WEST (41°33'37.65" N, 74°11'25" W);
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF WEST MAIN STREET FIFTY
NINE (59') FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE CORNER, THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGIN-
NING. SAID PREMISES KNOWN AS 79 WEST MAIN STREET, WALDEN, NEW YORK.
BEING AND INTENDED TO BE THE SAME PREMISES DESCRIBED IN A DEED FROM
WOLFE MYRNA TO GODINEZ REINALDO DATED JANUARY 9TH, 2023 AND RECORDED
WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2023, DOCUMENT
NUMBER 15384-1710.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.