2014 New York Laws
ABC - Alcoholic Beverage Control
Article 8 - (100 - 131) GENERAL PROVISIONS
118 - Revocation of licenses for cause.

  118.  Revocation  of  licenses  for cause. 1. Any license or permit
  issued pursuant to this chapter may  be  revoked,  cancelled,  suspended
  and/or  subjected  to  the  imposition of a civil penalty for cause, and
  must be revoked for the following causes:
(a) Conviction of the licensee, permittee or his agent or employee for
  selling any illegal alcoholic beverages on the premises licensed.
(b) For transferring, assigning or hypothecating a license or permit.
2. Notwithstanding the issuance of a  license  or  permit  by  way  of
  renewal, the liquor authority may revoke, cancel or suspend such license
  or  permit  and/or may impose a civil penalty against any holder of such
  license or permit, as prescribed by this section and section one hundred
  nineteen of this chapter, for causes or violations occurring during  the
  license  period  immediately  preceding  the issuance of such license or
  permit, and may recover, as provided in section one  hundred  twelve  of
  this chapter, the penal sum of the bond on file during said period.
3.  As  used  in this section, the term "for cause" shall also include
  the  existence  of  a  sustained  and  continuing  pattern   of   noise,
  disturbance,  misconduct, or disorder on or about the licensed premises,
  related to the operation of the premises or the conduct of its  patrons,
  which adversely affects the health, welfare or safety of the inhabitants
  of the area in which such licensed premises are located.
4.  As  used  in  this  chapter,  the  existence  of  a  sustained and
  continuing pattern of noise, disturbance, misconduct, or disorder on  or
  about the licensed premises, related to the operation of the premises or
  the  conduct  of  its  patrons, will be presumed upon the sixth incident
  reported to the authority by  a  law  enforcement  agency  of  noise  or
  disturbance  or misconduct or disorder on or about the licensed premises
  or related to the operation of  the  premises  or  the  conduct  of  its
  patrons,  in  any sixty day period, absent clear and convincing evidence
  of either fraudulent intent on the part of any complainant or a  factual
  error  with  respect  to  the  content  of  any  report  concerning such
  complaint relied upon by the authority.