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Happy hour in the city could end if Department of Health policy party-poopers go ahead with a proposal to outlaw beer and booze specials at bars and restaurants, sources told The Post.
Its absolutely been discussed, confirmed a department source. It goes to show you the spirit with which they operate. Everyone is a child.
High-level conversations have gone beyond merely throwing pencils on the ceiling and seeing what sticks, another Health source revealed.
Sources said the happy-hour ban is being pushed by the agencys marathon-running boss, Commissioner Thomas Farley, and is serious enough for one source to say the alcohol lobby had better find itself a good lawyer.
Agency spokesman Sam Miller denied existing plans to pursue any policy around discount-alcohol sale.
But sources said the anti-booze sentiment at the agency has reached a fever pitch, with officials recently asking state officials about the legality of liquor in ice cream, referring to potent products infused with bourbon, rum and tequila.
A prohibition on discounted drinks is solidly in line with Farleys goals, which he outlined in his Take Care New York 2012 report.
n January, The Post revealed another sobering DOH scheme a plan to reduce the density of alcohol outlets.
If a ban is enacted, it would put the Big Apple on par with 19 states that prohibit happy hour.
Read more: City mulls happy hour ban - NYPOST.com
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