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New York State Restaurant Association calls on elected officials to extend takeout cocktail program once more
One year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the hospitality industry continues to grapple with takeout cocktail legislation. The state’s temporary takeout cocktail program, which allows restaurants and bars to sell wine bottles and cocktails to-go, has been extended multiple times since the start of the pandemic, while elected officials have introduced legislation to keep the law in place after the pandemic. The latest version of the law is set to expire on March 28, 2021.
Ahead of that deadline, the New York State Restaurant Association is calling on elected officials and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the policy once more. “Allowing restaurants to offer alcohol for takeout and delivery has been a lifeline for many in the restaurant industry during this difficult time,” NYSRA president Melissa Fleischut said in an email to Eater. “While we ho
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Carrie Cohen is an expert in public corruption and state and local government who made a name for herself by prosecuting former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. At Morrison & Foerster – or MoFo – she has assisted the New York City Council in investigations into the behavior of several members, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a review of overtime practices, and a Rochester City Council probe into the death of Daniel Prude.
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A federal defender for nearly 20 years, David Patton in 2011 became the executive director and attorney-in-chief of the Federal Defenders of New York, a group that provides representation to those in need. During the coronavirus pandemic, Patton has been representing prisoners who are at high risk of catching the disease, telling Slate that the response by “prosecutors and prison officials to COVID-19 has been hard to fathom.”