Last call for dry towns? New York weighs lifting post-Prohibition law that let towns keep booze bans
by Maysoon Khan
Apr 10, 2024
3 minutes
New York towns and villages that have post-Prohibition bans on alcohol sales would be forced to lift such restrictions under a bill moving through the Legislature.
The bill, which is up for a state Senate vote after advancing out of a committee last week, would strike down a 1934 law passed right after Prohibition that allowed towns and cities to opt to stay dry.
Many U.S. communities fully or, for example, has about 675 that have some sort of restriction.
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