New York State
Association of Beverage Centers

New York State Assoc.
of Beverage Centers

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Attention Everyone Involved in the Total Wine Fight... Share the Great News!

We just received word from the NYS Liquor Authority that Total Wine has withdrawn its application to open a wine and liquor store in Stony Brook!

This is amazing news!

Thanks to every Beer Distributor, Liquor Store and Legislator for writing a letter in protest of the Total Wine Stony Brook application!  There was overwhelming support from everyone involved.

This is a victory for us, BUT we can’t relax too much.  We need to continue this fight!  There are no guarantees that Total Wine is done trying to open more stores on Long Island or elsewhere in New York and they could put in a new application at any time for the same or a new location. 

The SLA has now changed the Stony Brook application status from “pending” to “inactive.”

This is a short-term victory as we anticipate more challenges ahead. To continue the fight, we need all members to pay their 2018 Dues. Please call Pete Sobol to find out if you are current with your dues. Dues are $550 a year, about $10 a week. Pete phone # is 516 776 1458.
Congratulations everyone!  We will keep you posted on our next steps.