In a statement, Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, cast the deal as a blow against «this state's
archaic blue
laws» and part of a larger, more long - term policy of his administration to support New York's
alcohol industry, which he said created «some of the best beer, wine, cider and distilled spirits in the world.»
Then I will brave the Irish pub again — hopefully — to upload the blog with agonizing slowness but also — hopefully — with
alcohol to sustain me this time round, since
archaic drinking
laws surrounding Easter Sunday will no longer apply.