New York City is a traveler’s Mecca to most good-hearted folk worldwide. Imbibing fans in particular consistently score my hometown somewhere in their top-ten-lists of places to get sloshed before they kick the bucket. In many neighborhoods ’round these parts, there is a some wickedly evil alcohol dispensery issued a NY State Liquor Authority license of some sort (click link for various NYS SLA classes). The most common being On-Premises Liquor.
While most other states toll the Last Call bell somewhere between 1am and 3am, first time visitors – out of state U.S. folks in mostly – are often left aghast, amazed, and pleasantly surprised that NYC bars are legally permitted to get you shit-faced ’till 4am. In general, old Irish men social boozers can recommence their salacious activities at 12pm Sundays, and 8am the other six days.
Obviously, as in most drivers in modern life (e.g., Duck Dynasty), the fact that bar owners can easily pocket a shit-ton of extra loot in the wee-hours, is the underlying root issue. Licensees have to apply well in advance of course. And, as you might suspect, not every applicant is granted a permit. Furthermore, for your imbibing pleasure, that list is made publick now-a-days via Ye Olde Interwebs.
