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Mayor: Quinn's Pins liquor sales suspended after illegal liquor-license sublease, blocked exit found
Summary
Mayor DeStefano told the Middletown Common Council that liquor sales at Quinn's Pins are suspended while the city and the New York State Liquor Authority review an alleged unlawful sublease of the liquor license and fire-safety violations, including a barricaded second means of egress.
Mayor DeStefano told the Middletown Common Council Monday that liquor sales at Quinn's Pins bowling alley remain suspended while the city and the New York State Liquor Authority review documents and body-camera evidence related to a large fight and apparent license irregularities.
The mayor said the police response and body-camera footage corroborate the incident report and that lease documents provided to the city show Quinn's Pins had sublet its liquor license to operators identified by the mayor as "the district." DeStefano said that practice is unlawful under state liquor law and that the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) will determine penalties or revocation.
Why this matters: the city's review identified an immediate public-safety hazard. Fire inspectors found…
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