Sudden end of booze-to-go a ‘massive’ problem, NYC bar owners say

Last call isn’t usually such a surprise.

NYC bar and restaurant owners say they’ve been left scrambling by Wednesday’s announcement that they had just 24 hours to serve takeout and delivery cocktails, a lucrative and popular pandemic allowance.  “Licensees please be advised that with the ending of our state of emergency and the return to pre-pandemic guidelines, the temporary pandemic-related privileges for to-go and delivery of alcoholic beverages will end after June 24,” the NYS Liquor Authority tweeted June 23.