Lawrence v. New York State Liquor Authority

Judgment *910unanimously reversed on the law without costs and determination reinstated. Memorandum: The order of Special Term must be reversed and the determination of the State Liquor Authority reinstated. The administrative delay in rendering its decision did not oust the State Liquor Authority of jurisdiction because the time frames found in Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 120 are not mandatory but merely directory (see, Matter of Brenner v Bruckman, 253 App Div 607, appeal dismissed 278 NY 503; see also, Matter of Cortlandt Nursing Home v Axelrod, 66 NY2d 169, 182; Matter of Geary v…