ELI5- Why are there times that alcohol cannot be purchased?

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I live in New York State and recently our governor changed the liquor purchase time from 8a-8p to 10a-10p. You can buy beer from convenience stores at 8am-3am on Sundays like every other day but liquor is different. My question is why? Why is there a cutoff time?

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I grew up in Illinois and was so surprised when I moved to NY! In IL I think you can buy liquor until midnight (or maybe 3 am, can’t recall) and they have it in the grocery stores with the wine and beer. It was odd moving here and realizing the liquor stores are separate and close early. Better for my sobriety though 🤪

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