The governor says making to-go drinks permanent across the state would help support small businesses and bring back the hospitality industry.
NEW YORK -- Gov. Kathy Hochul went to a Brooklyn wine bar Wednesday morning to push her proposal to make to-go drinks -- a pandemic favorite that received pushback from liquor stores -- permanent.
"We are proposing to permanently allow bars and restaurants to sell to-go drinks," Hochul said."We saw that this is a critical revenue stream." She said the SLA will have to iron out details on regulations in legislation, which must be approved by Albany.
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