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South Fork Liquor Stores Face Uncertain Future as Drinking Habits and Laws Shift

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Timothy Reylek and Harry Brigham at Park Place Wines & Liquors in East Hampton Village. KYRIL BROMLEY

Timothy Reylek and Harry Brigham at Park Place Wines & Liquors in East Hampton Village. KYRIL BROMLEY

Jim Foster and John Noonan at Herbert & Rist Wine & Liquor Shop in Southampton Village. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Jim Foster and John Noonan at Herbert & Rist Wine & Liquor Shop in Southampton Village. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Kristina Heege, manager of Hamptons Wine Shoppe in Westhampton Beach.

Kristina Heege, manager of Hamptons Wine Shoppe in Westhampton Beach.

authorMichael Wright on Mar 6, 2025
Five years removed from perhaps the greatest nonlegislative economic stimulus an industry has ever seen, the owners of liquor stores on the South Fork say that their business is facing... more

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