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# Dionysus? Denied! Golden and Cymbrowitz Unite
- URL: https://bklyner.com/dionysus-denied-golden-and-cymbrowitz-unite-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2010-02-16T12:31:26.000Z
- Updated: 2010-02-16T12:31:26.000Z
- Author: Samantha LoSapio
- Tags: alcohol, liquor stores, marty golden, #API-Imported

With the influx of Sheepshead’s latest liquor establishments, Sheepshead Bay’s thirst for a frosty brew need not be quenched.

Senators [Marty Golden](/tag/marty-golden/) (R) of Bay Ridge (aka the bar capital of Brooklyn) and Sheepshead’s [Steven Cymbrowitz](/tag/steven-cymbrowitz/) (D) fearing the decline of the mom-and-pop liquor store and the heightened teen accessibility to booze,[ united the unlikely pair ](http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category%5Fid=31&id=33344&ref=bklyner.com)in an effort to oppose Governor Paterson’s proposal to “legalize win sales in 19,000 new outlets.”

Although no one can predict how fast the Bay would be running to 7-11 for an ’85 Merlot, is there any real reason to increase the amount of places one can buy alcohol to begin with? [According to the World Health Organization](http://www.who.int/substance%5Fabuse/facts/alcohol/en/index.html?ref=bklyner.com), 1.8 million deaths a year are attributed to alcohol usage, 1/3 of that alone being accidental. That’s not to mention the [staggering rates of drunk driving in Sheepshead Bay](/sheepshead-bay-is-sauced/).

With the State Liquor Authority having “only 38 inspectors statewide regulating 70,000 license holders,” Cymbrowitz notes that “To increase the inspection team’s workload by almost one-third is a recipe for disaster.”

We can already buy beer in corner stores and grocery stores have a less than humble selection of beer and prepackaged frou-frou drinks. Maybe a staggering four blocks seems like a ways away up in Albany, but down by the bay, our cup runneth over. Enough already.

**Related articles:**  

[Cymbrowitz Blasts Gov On New Booze Plan ](/cymbrowitz-blasts-gov-on-new-booze-plan/)[Sheepshead Bay Is Sauced](/sheepshead-bay-is-sauced/)