The fight to fix New Jersey's broken liquor license law is drawing press from across the Garden State.
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Liquor licenses in New Jersey cost $350K and it's crippling the state's dining scene
"I couldn’t get a liquor license," Loria, who owns Café Matisse in Rutherford, said of the 2007 project. "So it never opened. It was heartbreaking." Loria is one of countless casualties…
In New Jersey, Drinkers May Finally Triumph Uber the Liquor Cartel
In all my travels south of the Mexican border I have never come across a beach town, no matter how small, that lacked a store that would sell you a cold beer ...
Liquor License Bill Remains a Balancing Act Despite Support from Developers, Municipalities
In no uncertain terms, Assemblyman John Burzichelli said his bill to change New Jersey’s liquor license laws was a work in progress ...
Liquor license reform bill advances in Assembly
A bill that would create new specialized, lower-cost liquor licenses and likely provide a boost to New Jersey’s commercial real estate sector has cleared another hurdle in the Legislature ...
Serving up a Great Debate
Currently, municipalities issue liquor licenses based on population. New licenses are limited to one per every 3,000 residents, capping the limit in many communities and often driving the price up for existing licenses ...
Liquor License Reform Bill Clears Assembly Committee
A bill that would expand New Jersey’s pool of liquor licenses, widely seen as a potential catalyst for economic development, has taken a key step forward in the state Legislature ...
New Jersey Lawmakers Are Still in the Bag for the Liquor Lobby
I was driving past a strip mall in Brick Township that is now half-empty because a supermarket closed. My goal was another strip mall in Toms River that is now half-empty ...
"The new licenses would help, not hurt, owners of existing licenses. This would really help us, and it would help the community, we would see a bunch of other businesses come in and give it a shot because they had a shot."
Gary Keating
Co-Owner of The Cliff
Jersey City, NJ