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Friday, April 05, 2013  Gentile's restaurant just received their liquor license this week, after moving to N. Geddes St. on Syracuse's near Westside a year ago.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Another upstate New York municipality is considering a proposal to require bars to close earlier in an effort to stem rowdy behavior.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  The bottles of alcohol for sale at county fairs and farmers' markets are about to get a bit more adult in New York.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  Senator Charles Schumer is calling on New York State to immediately ban the sales of caffeinated alcoholic drinks.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  There's good news for business owners in New York state looking to sell alcohol at their establishments.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Local tavern owners say their bars will struggle to compete with Turning Stone's combination of gambling and alcohol.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  The New York State Liquor Authority has unanimously approved the license application for CD Food and Beverage to sell alcohol at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino.

Thursday, April 09, 2009  Investigators from the New York Inspector General's office carried out computers and boxes of records after raiding a State Liquor Authority office in Harlem.

Friday, April 03, 2009  At Wednesday's meeting of the Liquor Authority, Boyle ripped into his two fellow commissioners for forcing the resignations of two of his right hand men.

Thursday, March 26, 2009  At an emergency meeting of the Liquor Authority Board, two commissioners minus Chairman Boyle accepted the apparent forced resignation of Daniel Malay.