Ensures that the provisions governing liquor licenses are consistent with respect to public interest factors

This bill standardizes the factors that New York's Alcohol Authority must consider when reviewing liquor license applications across all license types. It requires the same consistent list of criteria - including traffic impact, noise levels, past liquor violations, building safety history, and community input - to be applied uniformly, replacing previous inconsistent rules. The change directly affects businesses seeking new licenses and the authority that reviews them, ensuring all applications are evaluated using identical public interest considerations. The law removes prior discrepancies in how different license applications were assessed under various sections of the beverage control code.