Liquor Authority Checks For Underage Drinking In College Town

NEW PALTZ, NY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced the results of an underage drinking crackdown throughout the state during the month of April. The effort was undertaken by the state Liquor Authority the Department of Motor Vehicles and local law enforcement agencies.

During this enforcement, SLA underage decoys visited 756 establishments, 200 of which made illegal sales.

Statewide, during April DMV investigators arrested 48 people under the age of 21 attempting to use false identification to purchase alcohol.

Locally, on April 27, there were 10 arrests and 11 IDs seized at Murphy’s Restaurant & Pub and one arrest at Oasis Café, both in New Paltz.

"State and local law enforcement are taking proactive measures to deter underage drinking and to prevent the dangerous and potentially life-altering consequences that can come with it," Cuomo said. "We are committed to continuing these coordinated efforts to keep young New Yorkers and our communities safe."

Operation Prevent is an ongoing enforcement campaign which targets not only bars and drinking establishments, but concerts, events and other underage hot spots. As the summer concert season gets underway, DMV investigators will ramp up enforcement at these events, according to a spokesperson.

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