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                                   8803
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. VALDEZ -- 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 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.