Cheers! New York liquor stores deemed 'essential' and can stay open amid coronavirus crisis

[underpants]

https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-liquor-stores-20200320-yw55yz4g7bedbf3zuwkwhzmjzm-story.html

Never mind the virus. Pass the Scotch!
New York liquor stores have been deemed “essential” outlets and will be allowed to remain open amid the coronavirus crisis, a state trade group said Friday.

“Liquor stores are considered essential,” the New York State Liquor Store Association. “We do not have to reduce our workforce.”
The group cited state regulations that exempted stores selling “beverages” from coronavirus rules that virtually shut down the state.

[jimfields33]

1. I can see the house parties now

I mean I think people should be allowed alcohol but teens are not going to want to read all day.

[mitch96]

2. Same here in Florida... Plenty booze mon...Evertin Irie....... nt

[NutmegYankee]

3. We don't need hospital beds taken by those with Delirium Tremens. nt

[Leghorn21]

4. Oh hell yeah they're "ESSENTIAL"!!! But no lockdown parties please - stick to this routine:

[DinahMoeHum]

5. ". . .just me and my pal Johnny Walker. . .

". . .and his brothers Black and Red. . ."





#newrostrong

[TeamPooka]

6. Liquor stores, our pot shops here in CA. Damn right they are essential. It's all medicinal

it's self medication

[malchickiwick]

7. Same with the cannabis dispensaries here in LV, but they are online orders only.

Liquor is widely available at the grocery store.

[marybourg]

8. They're selling disinfectant!

[greytdemocrat]

13. You got it!!!

[procon]

9. Makes sense to me; CDC says alcohol stops the corona virus. nt

[Midnightwalk]

10. Critical infrastructure

I was in new york for work on 9/11. We learned what was happening because we were on a conference call.

The liquor store near work was packed. Credit card machine was down. They took an out of state check without hesitation.

[dalton99a]

11. Alcohol has always been deemed an essential/life-sustaining food group

except during the Prohibition era

[smirkymonkey]

12. I think this is a very wise idea.

It is going to keep people from going mad and killing each other.