BUFFALO, N.Y. — Let the bands play. And let the venue sell tickets.
That’s how Judge Frank Sedita III ruled Wednesday as he sided with Sportsmen’s Tavern in a lawsuit filed in August against the New York State Liquor Authority in State Supreme Court in Erie County.
The tavern and its owner, Dwane Hall, sued over Covid-19 restrictions put in place by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive orders and phased-reopening plan. The tavern at 326 Amherst St, Buffalo is open, but rules currently enforced by the liquor authority prohibited it from advertising or selling tickets for musical performances.
