"The landscape has changed significantly since the prior store closed,"
"I'm not sure that this area can justify another store."
"When liquor stores are forced to compete with each other like other businesses, [the fear is] they will offer alcohol at extreme discounts and turn a blind eye to underage customers,"
"More liquor stores are closing or are for sale,"
New York regulators are increasingly denying liquor-store license applications, with attorneys reporting up to 70% denials this year to avoid harming existing retailers. Regulators have blocked proposals for small reopenings, including a 138-square-foot shop at 296 Nostrand Ave in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Alcohol sales have fallen about 25% this year after a similar drop last year, and new tariffs on imported wine and liquor plus growing competition from legalized marijuana are intensifying pressure on retailers. At least 106 retail liquor licenses were voluntarily surrendered this year, leaving 3,330 statewide as of Aug. 25.
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