Alcohol Laws of New York - For Consumption On-premises

For Consumption On-premises

In New York, for the purposes of state law, there are only four hours out of each day of the week in which alcohol may not be served: 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. This was designed to accommodate New York City nightlife as well as late night workers statewide in general. Some upstate areas such as Buffalo, Albany, and Saratoga Springs retain the 4am closing time although individual counties are free to set an earlier "last call." In Binghamton, this is at 3:00 a.m., in Syracuse, Plattsburgh, Oneonta, and Rochester, bars close at 2:00 a.m., and Elmira, Geneva, and Ithaca, have some of the earliest closing times in the state at 1 a.m. In some counties, Alcohol may not be served before 12 Noon on Sunday. For a complete list closing hours by county, see http://www.sla.ny.gov/provisions-for-county-closing-hours.