Rob Waltar, managing partner of the Fulton Grand bar, make drinks for customers, Feb. 28, 2024, in New York. Towns in New York that have never repealed Prohibition-era rules banning the sale of alcohol would be forced to lift their liquor restrictions under a bill moving through the state legislature. The bill’s sponsor argues it will spur business growth in seven towns that still have booze bans. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
FILE - A crowd gathers as kegs of beer are unloaded in front of a restaurant on Broadway in New York City, the morning of April 7, 1933, when low-alcohol beer is legalized again. Towns in New York that have never repealed Prohibition-era rules banning the sale of alcohol would be forced to lift their liquor restrictions under a bill moving through the state legislature. The bill’s sponsor argues it will spur business growth in seven towns that still have booze bans. (AP Photo)
FILE - A man waits his turn to enter Golden Rule Wine & Liquor on Hudson Street, April 30, 2020, in New York. Towns in New York that have never repealed Prohibition-era rules banning the sale of alcohol would be forced to lift their liquor restrictions under a bill moving through the state legislature. The bill’s sponsor argues it will spur business growth in seven towns that still have booze bans. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)