New York · Alcohol Licensing · Official Lookup Guide
New York liquor license lookup: LAMP, open data and when to file a FOIL request.
New York's State Liquor Authority points to its LAMP site and to state open data for license information. This guide explains the three open data lists, shows what they hold today, and says what to do when something is not searchable.
New York State Liquor Authority license information is on the Authority's LAMP website and in New York State Open Data, which publishes separate lists of active licenses, inactive licenses and pending applications. The Authority says that if something is not currently searchable you may submit a FOIL request online. The active licenses list is posted daily and held 60,105 records on 26 October 2026.
Where the Authority sends you
The SLA's Public Query page points to LAMP, the Liquor Authority Mapping Project, at lamp.sla.ny.gov, and to New York State's Open Data website. It lists three datasets: current active licenses, current inactive licenses and current pending licenses.
LAMP is an interactive map application that our fetch tool could not read, so it is linked here rather than described. The open data lists are tables you can search or filter on data.ny.gov.
Open the SLA license lookup (LAMP)
Searching happens on the State's own sites. TNAADO republishes no license records and receives nothing you type.
What the SLA says
The Authority's Public Query page says license information can be found on the LAMP website and through New York State's Open Data website, links to the three datasets, and says: "If something is not currently searchable, you may submit a FOIL request online." It does not list which items are missing.
The three open data lists
The active licenses dataset is described as the Liquor Authority's current list of all active licenses, including Temporary Operating Permits and Additional Bar licenses, and its metadata says it is posted daily with statewide coverage. Inactive and pending licenses are separate datasets, so a license missing from the active list may sit in one of the others.
What the active list holds today
On 26 October 2026 the active list held 60,105 records and had been updated on 25 October. By description, the largest groups were Restaurant (16,941), Grocery Store (14,797), Food & Beverage Business (7,003), Additional Bar (4,109), Liquor Store (3,399) and Temporary retail (1,866). By premises county, New York (9,934), Kings (6,393), Queens (5,370), Suffolk (4,309) and Nassau (3,629) were the largest. We counted these with a query against the public dataset; we do not republish any rows.
Columns in the active list
The dataset has columns for license permit ID, premises county, type, class, description, legal name, DBA, premises address, city, zip code, original issue date, last issue date, effective date, expiration date, parent license ID and legacy serial number. The metadata names the SLA's open data contact and cross-references the SLA's license type and class definitions page.
A worked example (hypothetical)
Riley (made up) wants to check whether a restaurant in Queens has a current license. This describes no real business.
Riley opens LAMP and searches the address on the map. Riley then cross-checks the active licenses list on data.ny.gov, filtering premises county to Queens, one of 5,370 active records there on 26 October 2026. If the restaurant is not on the active list, Riley checks the pending list in case a new application is in progress and the inactive list in case the license lapsed. If it is in none of them, the SLA says a FOIL request is the route, rather than assuming anything.
What this page does not cover
- It does not run the lookup or store what you type; there is no form on this page.
- It does not republish license records, owner names or addresses; the counts above are aggregates.
- It does not state the terms of use of the open data lists; read them on data.ny.gov before reusing data.
- It does not explain license types, fees or applications.
Common mix-ups
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Often assumedIf a New York liquor license is not on the active list, it does not exist.
What the source saysThe active list is one of three datasets; inactive licenses and pending applications are published as separate lists, and the SLA says a FOIL request is the route for anything not currently searchable. [1]
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Often assumedThe active list only has permanent licenses.
What the source saysThe dataset description says the active list includes Temporary Operating Permits and Additional Bar licenses. [2]
- New York State Liquor Authority: Public Query
- New York State Open Data: Current Liquor Authority Active Licenses
Checked against these sources on .
Frequently asked questions
Where do I look up a New York liquor license?
The State Liquor Authority points to its LAMP website and to New York State Open Data. Both are linked from this page.
What open data lists exist?
Three: current active licenses, current inactive licenses and current pending licenses.
How often is the active list updated?
Its metadata says it is posted daily. It was last updated on 25 October 2026 when we checked on 26 October 2026.
What if the license I want is not searchable?
The SLA says that if something is not currently searchable you may submit a FOIL request online.
Does the active list include temporary permits?
Yes. Its description says it includes Temporary Operating Permits and Additional Bar licenses.
Why would a license be missing from the active list?
It may be inactive or pending, which are separate datasets, or it may not be searchable yet. Check the other lists and then consider a FOIL request.
Does TNAADO verify licenses?
No. This page explains the official sources and links to them. It does not look anyone up or collect anything.
Sources
Retrieved
- New York State Liquor Authority: Public Query
- New York State Open Data: Current Liquor Authority Active Licenses
- New York State Open Data: Current SLA Inactive Licenses
- New York State Open Data: Current SLA Pending Licenses
Official government pages only. Each link was opened on the retrieval date and the facts above were read from it. The official site is the authority.
Unofficial guide — not a verification tool
This is an unofficial guide to a public government service. TNAADO is not affiliated with New York State Liquor Authority, does not search or verify anything for you, does not copy or proxy any register, and sends nothing you type to its servers. Nothing here is an official verification, legal or financial advice. Details above were read from the official websites on 26 October 2026 and can change; always rely on the official site.