Santini Restaurants, Inc. v. State Liquor Authority

Determination of the New York State Liquor Authority disapproving petitioner’s application for a restaurant liquor license unanimously annulled, on the law, with $50 costs and disbursements to petitioner, the petition granted and the Authority directed to grant petitioner’s application. On the basis of the record, neither the “ adverse license history ” of the subject premises nor the “sensitive area” in which it is located justified the denial of the application. (See Matter of Sled Hill Cafe v. Hostetter, 22 N Y 2d 607, 613; Matter of Clara & Bernard Rest. v. New York State Liq. Auth., 22 A…