Document Category: Music and Dancing Method of Operations
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Letter Requesting Legislature to Pull Bills Proposing to Amend the ABC March 24, 2026
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The Governor’s 2026 Budge Bills re the SLA are misleading and should be pulled and addressed properly in new bill as part of regular legislative process,
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Proposals 2026 Amendments to ABC Law FY 2027
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January 2026 Proposals to Amend ABC Law and and Provisions Re Dancing and Live Music
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Sportsmen’s Tavern v. New York State Liquor Authority
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New York Supreme Court case 2020 ruling that SLA Regulation Violated First Amendment
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Office of Nightlife Report 2023-2024 and SLA Regulation
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The Office of Nightlife 2023-2024 report mentioned but did not analyze the impact of regulation by the SLA of live music and dancing and the impact of community board stipulations.
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500 Foot Law Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Section 64
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The 500 Foot Law ABC § 64 in practice creates barriers to obtaining an on-Premises license without an optional time consuming hearing by the SLA Board, absent Community Board Approval.
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License Applicants Agree to Community Board Demands to Avoid Months of Delay from SLA- NYT
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License Applicants May Submit to Unreasonable Community Board Demands to Avoid Months of Delay in Obtaining Licenses:
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Request to Change Method of Operation Form Revised January 2025
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In 2025 the SLA modified its form to request a change in the Method of Operations required in allowing the SLA to approve dancing and live music in locations now available for dancing by the NYC zoning change, and seemingly approving surrendering its authority to Community Board stipulations and signalling approving conditions which violate the…
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Community Board 1 Stipulations to be Added to the Liquor license
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Some Community Boards, such as Community Board 1, may require Applicants to enter into a Stipulation which Applicant’s are required to sign, which refer to music, cover fees, and dancing and CB1 then requests that the SLA include the Stipulation in any Liquor License.