The argument against to-go drinks in New York isn't about what consumers want or what benefits the public interest. chrisecrowley writes on the opposition from the state’s liquor lobby. chrisecrowley writes
Back when to-go drinks were sanctioned. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Getty Images Governor Kathy Hocul has said that making to-go cocktails permanent is a personal priority of hers, noting it’s “the most popular item” in her budget proposal. But, alas, it seems nothing good in this world comes easy. This weekend, lawmakers in both New York’s state Senate and Assembly put out state-budget proposals with no mention of to-go cocktails.
So what gives? Talking with reporters on Monday, the New York Post reports, assembly speaker Carl Heastie said the proposal was taken out because it’s “a policy item” and that “we’ll have that discussion.” The paper adds that State Senator Diane Savino says lawmakers decided the plan didn’t have a financial impact, and a spokesperson for Assembly Democrats tells Gothamist that the proposal was removed because “it dealt with a policy issue.
But the biggest hurdle that permanent to-go cocktails face doesn’t come from people annoyed at the potential for on-street partying; it’s opposition from the state’s liquor lobby. When former governor Andrew Cuomo’s original order expired last summer, the cause of death was attributed to state liquor lobbies.
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