Culture Club of NYC, LLC v. New York State Liquor Authority

—Petition brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, New York County [Edward Lehner, J.], entered October 17, 2001), challenging the determination of respondent New York State Liquor Authority, dated June 6, 2001, which found petitioner night club in violation of Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 106 (6) and imposed a $500 civil penalty, unanimously granted, without costs, and said determination annulled.

In reviewing this record, we find that respondent’s determination, which sustained the charge of permitting excessive noise to occur on…