Raise your Bloody Marys, brunchers: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have an agreement that will allow sales of booze at bars and restaurants on Sunday mornings.

The agreement, announced Tuesday, will allow alcohol sales beginning at 10 a.m., two hours earlier than currently allowed. The 10 a.m. start time is the product of negotiations on legislation pushed by the restaurant industry that would have allowed sales beginning at 8 a.m.

However, under the terms of the agreement, bars and restaurants outside New York City will be able to apply for twelve permits per year to begin serving at 8 a.m.

The idea behind earlier sales is that bars and restaurants not only would be able to capture business from early weekend risers, but it also would open up establishments to more business for, say, overseas soccer matches or professional football (the American kind) games in London

Such a compromise would seems amenable to industry groups.

"Fans of brunch, soccer, football, holidays, and all things Sunday-funday can now raise a glass to thank the governor, Senate, and Assembly for their agreement to allow alcohol service starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday mornings," state Restaurant Association President and CEO Melissa Fleischut said in a statement. "Allowing customers to order their beverage of choice on Sunday mornings will generate revenue for the hospitality industry and please their patrons. Cheers!".

The deal on the so-called brunch bill also includes other tweaks to New York's arcane alcohol laws. In addition to changes aimed at slashing red tape for craft alcohol manufacturers and sellers, wineries will be allowed to sell growlers of their product and allow customers at wineries and farm wineries to take home partially finished bottles of wine. Another change will allow liquor stores to sell gift wrapping and gift bags.

"We've worked hard to cut red tape, lower costs and roll back burdensome regulations to help New York's craft beverage industry thrive and create jobs, as well as some of the best beer, wine, cider and distilled spirits in the world," Cuomo said in a statement. "This agreement to overhaul this state's archaic blue laws will build upon these ongoing efforts by knocking down artificial barriers for restaurants and small businesses and helping this industry grow even stronger."

The agreement on alcohol is the second announced agreement of the day and the fourth of six items on Cuomo's end-of-session priorities list.

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