New New York liquor license and restaurant filings: where to find them
New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) and the NYC Department of Health publishes a list of active liquor licenses statewide, where new licenses appear as they are issued, and in New York City the pre-permit inspections a restaurant must pass before it can open. It is a public record, updated daily, and anyone can read it.
In the last 30 days we recorded 2,539 New York filings, picked up a median of 1 day after the filing date. 15% of them have a phone number on file.
What the agency publishes
New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) and the NYC Department of Health makes these records public: a list of active liquor licenses statewide, where new licenses appear as they are issued, and in New York City the pre-permit inspections a restaurant must pass before it can open. A record shows who applied, the premises address, the license type and a date. That is enough to know a venue is on its way, and to know which stage it has reached.
In New York City the health inspection comes before the permit, so an inspection record with no permit yet is a restaurant that is close to opening. The state liquor record usually lands later.
Read it yourself, for free
The source is open. If you have the time, you can pull it directly:
- New York State Liquor Authority
- SLA active liquor licenses (data.ny.gov)
- NYC restaurant inspection results (NYC Open Data)
Filter to the license types that matter to you, drop duplicates, and check the newest rows each morning. The catch is the daily work, and that many records leave out a phone number or email.
What Ribbon Leads adds
We read SLA's filings daily, fold duplicate rows into one venue, label the stage, and match a phone number and website where we can find one. You get the new ones by email instead of a spreadsheet to maintain. The free Monday list is the same filings, seven days behind and without contact details.
Recent New York filings
The public view, 7 days behind and without contact details.
Cities with the most filings
New York · Brooklyn · Bronx · Manhattan · Rochester · Queens · Buffalo · Staten Island · Syracuse · Jamaica · Flushing · Albany
Common questions
Is this list public?
Yes. These are public records, and SLA publishes them. Ribbon Leads is not affiliated with any government agency; it reads the published record and says where each row came from.
How soon after a filing does the venue open?
It varies. An application means the owner has started the process, not that a date is set. Build-out, inspections and approvals can take weeks to many months, which is the window a supplier or service company has to reach them first.
Does every filing have a phone number?
No. Many records carry none, and in some states almost none do. We match a phone and website where we can find them; the share for New York is shown above.
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