November 28, 2013Leave a Comment on New York State Liquor Authority Takes Steps to Reduce Delays and Backlogs New York State Liquor Authority Takes Steps to Reduce Delays and Backlogs Over the past year, the Licensing Board of the State Liquor Authority has taken steps to reduce the backlog in …
November 26, 2013Leave a Comment on An Untraditional Path for a New York Brewery: Foreign Investors An Untraditional Path for a New York Brewery: Foreign Investors Looking for capital to launch or expand your brewery? Don’t limit yourself to traditional funding resources. Learn from New York …
November 26, 2013Leave a Comment on Changes to Retail Applications Changes to Retail Applications Effective immediately, the New York State Liquor Authority has reduced the required information on residence and employment history in the …
November 26, 2013Leave a Comment on 500 Foot Rule Hearings 500 Foot Rule Hearings Looking for a checklist of factors that help or hurt on-premises liquor license applications for bars, restaurants and clubs? While …
August 19, 2013Leave a Comment on Tastings and Bottle Sales for Brewers, Distillers, Wineries in NYS Tastings and Bottle Sales for Brewers, Distillers, Wineries in NYS *As a winery proprietor, you may transfer wine, tax-free, to a bonded tasting area for use in wine tastings. You …
January 29, 2013Leave a Comment on 3 ways restaurants can offset effects of NYS minimum wage increase 3 ways restaurants can offset effects of NYS minimum wage increase The Governor has proposed to raise New York’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.75, a 17% increase of $1.50 per …
January 17, 2013Leave a Comment on Relocating a Business with a New York Liquor License Relocating a Business with a New York Liquor License Is your lease expiring? Buying a new building? Expanding to a large location? If your business has a New York …
December 21, 2012Leave a Comment on Citizenship Requirements for NYS Alcohol License Applicants Citizenship Requirements for NYS Alcohol License Applicants Often the ownership of stock of the corporation by non-citizens is a bar to approval of an application for a …
November 6, 2012Leave a Comment on Using the Open Meetings Law update to your advantage in the SLA process Using the Open Meetings Law update to your advantage in the SLA process With the presidential elections now upon us, the general public is excited to either (1) finally put democracy to use …
September 26, 2012Leave a Comment on Do you have to be a US citizen to get a liquor license? Do you have to be a US citizen to get a liquor license? People who can hold a liquor license in New York State must be either a US citizen, have legal permanent …