Some bar and restaurant owners are occasionally faced with an uncomfortable task: telling people it is illegal to dance in their establishments.
What You Need To Know
- The New York State Liquor Authority is no longer requiring businesses to answer questions about whether customers will be allowed to dance in their establishments
- For those applying for liquor licenses, the question about customers dancing is no longer required. But it’s a bit more complicated for people who already have conditions in place
- Andrew Rigie, the executive director of the New York Hospitality Alliance, worked to get this rule overturned. He told NY1 dancing is “a way people express themselves. It’s culturally relevant. It’s economically relevant. So it was a really important win”
Ana Prince, the owner of Taqueria “El Patron” Mexican Grill, says telling customers they cannot dance is “awkward.” She owns four bars and restaurants in Brooklyn.
But all of that is changing as the New York State Liquor Authority is no longer requiring businesses to answer questions about whether customers will be allowed to dance in their establishments…