Once again, a bill regarding the expansion of alcohol sales in the state comes down to one thing — giving New Yorker consumers a choice.

And if state legislators can give New Yorkers a new option for purchasing alcohol in a more convenient manner, while also helping out New York-based small businesses, boosting a growing industry and drawing potential customers to restaurants in the process, then all the better.

So state legislators should look favorably on a new bill (S3075) that would allow restaurants to sell certain private-label liquor for consumption off premises.

The bill only applies to the sale of alcohol........

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