REGIONAL \u2013 Get ready to dance, dance, dance. New York State recently eliminated restrictions on dancing in bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n
The New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) will no longer require applicants to disclose whether dancing will be permitted by patrons or consider questions on the application about patron dancing when reviewing on-premises license applications.<\/p>\n
Governor Kathy Hochul made the announcement alongside Kevin Bacon, of \u201cFootloose\u201d fame. \u201cNew Yorkers have been working so hard, punching their cards and now at our great bars and restaurants across the state, you can finally cut loose,\u201d Governor Hochul said. \u201cWe\u2019ve eliminated outdated restrictions on dancing in bars and restaurants to uplift our local businesses and give New Yorkers more opportunities to take advantage of all the great entertainment opportunities we have to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Key changes under this policy include:<\/p>\n
This policy change applies to all new applications, including those currently under review that have not yet been approved, Hochul\u2019s announcement explained.<\/p>\n
New York State Liquor Authority Chair Lily M. Fan said, \u201cGovernor Hochul has made clear that New York should support thriving small businesses and a hospitality industry that reflects the way people live and gather today. By removing this outdated question, we are making the licensing process simpler and more sensible while keeping the SLA focused where it belongs \u2014 on public safety, quality of life, and responsible operation. New York\u2019s restaurants, bars, and venues bring people together and fill our communities with energy. Dancing is good for the soul \u2014 so let\u2019s cut loose and celebrate!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"REGIONAL \u2013 Get ready to dance, dance, dance. New York State recently eliminated restrictions on dancing in bars…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[288,9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":["post-339847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-business","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}