NY Suspends Liquor License For Oiso After Fatal Stabbing

BLAUVELT, NY — The New York State Liquor Authority has suspended the license held by Blauvelt Coach Diner Inc. for a closed restaurant on Route 303 where a man was fatally stabbed March 6.

According to the ruling issued by the state board after a special meeting Sunday, "The licensee's conduct creates a serious and continuing risk to the health, safety and welfare of the public." The board members said an immediate suspension of the license was the most practical way to protect the public.

The Oiso restaurant at 587 Route 303 is closed to the public and the building is up for sale. According to social media reports, it has been functioning as a kind of weekend club.

According to the ruling, the building has an occupancy permit for 80 and is only allowed to have 50 percent of that at a time under current coronavirus pandemic rules.

However, on March 6 there were about 100 people inside the old restaurant, the state board reported. The proprietors were serving alcohol but not serving food, which is not allowed under the regulations, the state board reported; people were dancing or just standing around drinking.

A fight broke out at around 10:30 p.m. and a Nanuet man was stabbed. Caneggio A. Grant, 30, died the next day. Witnesses of the incident are asked to call police investigators at 845-359-3700. SEE: Police Probe Fatal Stabbing In Blauvelt.