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New York Where to Buy Alcohol (2026)

Conditional: New York is a license state, not a control state: spirits and wine are sold only at licensed package (liquor) stores, and grocery, drug and convenience stores may sell beer, cider and "wine products" under 6% alcohol by volume but cannot sell table wine or spirits.

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New York is a license state, not a control state: spirits and wine are sold only at licensed package (liquor) stores, and grocery, drug and convenience stores may sell beer, cider and "wine products" under 6% alcohol by volume but cannot sell table wine or spirits. The State Liquor Authority is the regulator.

Official source: nysenate.gov →

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