About liquor licenses
Summary
In this section of EveryBlock, you can find out about businesses that are seeking or that have been granted liquor licenses by the New York State Liquor Authority's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Each license report provides the location of the business, the date the application was filed, the name of the business, the license number, the type of permit (temporary, wholesale wine, liquor store, etc.), the license's effective date and expiration date.
You can also see the license's status — pending, active, expired and inactive. Pending licenses, obviously, don't have effective or expiration dates.
We at EveryBlock update records as they are approved and after they expire or become inactive.
Source
The data comes from the Public Query System maintained by the New York State Liquor Authority's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The Public Query System is updated constantly, and we at EveryBlock retrieve new data once per day.
What else should I know about the permit process?
To apply for a liquor license in New York, you must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status. In some cases, citizens of countries with reciprocal trade agreements can apply.
Applicants must also be at least 21 years old and can't be police officers with arresting powers. They also can't be convicted felons unless they have a Certificate of Relief from Civil Disabilities.
The state provides a list of frequently asked questions that goes into more detail about licenses, including eligibility requirements. Applications must be completed to get liquor licenses.
Each county in New York has different rules for when establishments must close. Use the ABC Online Complaint Form to report sales to minors, fights at an establishment, or other complaints related to a liquor license.
The ABC also publishes information about 500-Foot Hearings, which are held when the state is presented with an application for an “on-premises” liquor license in a municipality of 20,000 or more people where there are already three or more “on-premises” liquor licenses within 500 feet of the premises to which an application is being sought.
