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Middleburgh liquor license gets a one-property carveout
The New York proposal would let a Schoharie County parcel qualify for an on-premises alcohol license even though it sits within 200 feet of a school or house of worship.
A New York bill would create a narrow exception to the state’s 200-foot liquor license rule. The change is tied to one specific property in Middleburgh, so it would not reopen the rule statewide.
- One Middleburgh property could qualify for a liquor license near a school or church.
- The change amends New York’s 200-foot rule for on-premises alcohol sales.
- The exception is tied to a specific Schoharie County parcel, not the whole area.
- In New York, a liquor license that would normally run into the state’s 200-foot rule could still be issued for one Middleburgh property in Schoharie County
- That matters because the proposal does not reopen the rule for everyone else
In New York, a liquor license that would normally run into the state’s 200-foot rule could still be issued for one Middleburgh property in Schoharie County. The bill amends subdivision 7 of section 64-a of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law by adding a new paragraph (c-7), creating an exception that would let the authority issue a retail license for on-premises consumption at a premises located within 200 feet of a building.
That matters because the proposal does not reopen the rule for everyone else. It names a specific parcel in the town and village of Middleburgh, so the relief would follow the property, not the broader neighborhood.
A one-parcel exception
The premises would still have to be a place that sells food or beverages at retail for consumption on the premises. But the key change is the location: the bill would allow the license even though the property sits close to a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship.
The exemption is narrow enough to read like a one-off fix, not a rewrite of the state’s licensing rules.