New York quietly extends takeout booze

Bernadette Hogan

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Mar 25, 2021

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Cocktails are for sale to go at Dudley's bar and restaurant in Manhattan — Cocktails are for sale to-go at Dudley's bar and restaurant in Manhattan.Victor J. Blue/Getty Images

Bartender Nolan O'Bryan sells beer to-go to a customer at the Svendale Brewing Company tasting room on May 3, 2020.Mike Lawrie/Getty Images

Cheers!

Takeout and delivery of booze from New York bars and eateries in New York will continue for at least a while longer.

The popular coronavirus pandemic-era to-go cocktail rule was previously set to expire, but was quietly extended through April 6 earlier this month, the State Liquor Authority told The Post.

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A bartender pours a beer for a customer at Shade Bar NYC in New York.AP/John Minchillo, File

Restaurants sell take-away alcohol on the street as New York loosens its alcohol laws during the Coronavirus Pandemic on May 16, 2020 — Restaurants sell take-away alcohol on the street on May 16, 2020.Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Bartender Nolan O'Bryan sells beer to-go at the Svendale Brewing Company tasting room on May 3, 2020 — Bartender Nolan O’Bryan sells beer to-go at the Svendale Brewing Company tasting room on May 3, 2020.Mike Lawrie/Getty Images

The SLA said the “state continues to review and work with legislature on this issue.”

Under a bill introduced last year, takeout and delivery of alcoholic drinks would be extended another two years post-pandemic.

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