A high dollar Upper East Side caterer almost won a battle with neighbors over being granted a liquor license to operate a banquet hall operation in a church building.
The matter had kicked around for six years with state regulators contending the facilities proximity to churches prevents a license being granted.
The caterer had the cash to fund an expensive lobbying effort in Albany that resulted in a law being passed that suspended the church rule for that one piece of property.
The lobbying money got on the radar of the Moreland Commission, prompting the Governor to veto the bill..
Imagine being able to get your own bill passed which would exempt your corner from the law everywhere else. That's juice.
Neighbors’ Battle With Park Avenue Caterer Goes All the Way to Cuomo - NYTimes.com
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