N.Y. Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 110-c: Public license query

§ 110-c. Public license query. 1. The authority shall make available

to the public all digitally archived information pertaining to any

conditions it imposes on the operation of a premises licensed by the

authority pursuant to this chapter, including but not necessarily

limited to information pertaining to the hours during which the licensed

premises is allowed to operate, the maximum permitted occupancy of the

licensed premises, and any special conditions imposed by the authority

on the licensed premises.

2. The authority shall make available to the public on its website a

daily updated list or lists of all pending license applications. Such

list shall include the serial, certificate or other identifying number

assigned by the authority; the status of the application; the name of

the applicant; the complete address, including county, of the applied

for premises; the license type and class the applicant is seeking; the

date such application was received; based on the date submitted, an

estimated timeframe, specified as a date, for a determination on the

application. For any unreasonable delay that is caused solely by an

action of the authority, this timeframe will be updated; if the

authority has issued any temporary permit for the premises related to

the current application; and the final date of an applications

determination.

3. The authority shall maintain a record of the number of licenses

applied for and the length of time required for the approval or denial

of such licenses on its public website. Such records shall be updated at

least monthly by the authority.

4. The authority shall, where feasible and resources permitting,

develop or cause to be developed up-grades to their information

technology systems that will enable greater transparency for applicants

with respect to their application status and estimated processing times

for final determination on a license application.