7th Avenue Restaurant Group LLC v. New York State Liquor Authority

The State Liquor Authority’s determination to deny petitioner’s application to renew its on-premises liquor license has a rational basis (see Matter of Farina v State Liq. Auth., 20 NY2d 484, 491 [1967]; see also Cromwell, Inc. v Hoffman, 283 AD2d 333, 334 [1st Dept 2001]). The record reflects that after a change of ownership in 2009, petitioner adopted a new trade name, renovated the premises, extended its hours from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. and began playing loud music, causing its neighbors to register dozens of noise complaints. The State Liquor Authority received complaints from…