The state liquor authority confirmed the regulations allowing to-go and delivery of alcoholic beverages will end Thursday with the lifting of the state of emergency.
“While the lifting of the emergency order is a welcome milestone to the end of the pandemic, with it comes the sudden end to alcohol to go,” The New York State Liquor Authority said. “A permanent extension of alcohol to go is supported by 78% of New Yorkers, but the Legislature failed to extend it and now the Executive Order has ended. Only in New York would elected officials ignore an overwhelming majority of the public. Restaurants are struggling to find staff, keep up with rising costs and manage a limited supply of goods, and nearly two thirds of the applicants will not receive Restaurant Relief Funds. New York State must do more to help, not hurt, our restaurant industry.”
The group also tweeted the updated guidance on Wednesday:
Licensees please be advised that with the ending of our state of emergency and the return to pre-pandemic guidelines, the temporary pandemic-related privileges for to-go and delivery of alcoholic beverages will end after June 24. pic.twitter.com/bkjnbbvBw4
— NYS Liquor Authority (@NY_SLA) June 23, 2021
Gov. Cuomo announced earlier in the day that New York state’s coronavirus state of emergency expires Thursday — and it will not be renewed. The state, however, will continue to follow CDC guidance for mask wearing in certain indoor settings.
“The emergency is over, it’s a new chapter,” Cuomo said. “Doesn’t mean there are not challenges for the new chapter. but the emergency is over. It’s not that we believe COVID is gone, we still have to vaccinate people, especially young people.”
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