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Take-out alcohol order set to expire today

Apr 06, 2021 2:15 pm

WSYR-TV is reporting the executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the beginning of the pandemic, intended to help restaurants and bars survive the shutdown, is set to expire Tue., Apr. 6. Take-out alcohol has been extended on a month-by-month basis since it began. In late March, Cuomo signed a last-minute extension to April 6. Unless the governor extends the order again, it will expire. A bill currently under consideration by lawmakers in Albany would extend to-go alcohol for two years if approved. While the measure is welcomed by restaurants, there has been some push back from liquor stores and distributors. Read more at rochester first [dot] com.