Central Reservations & Event Management

Caterers and event planners must apply and receive a Special Event Permit to serve alcoholic beverages. Licensure or a permit authorizing the event promoter to serve beer, wine, or liquor on the Hunter College Premises is mandatory.

Hunter College Only Allows for Beer and Wine To Be Served and Not Sold

• Caterer must have a license to provide liquor OR the on-premise liquor license from caterers with an affiliation with restaurants seating 50 persons or more.
• Caterer must secure a one-time beer and wine permit to serve liquor at Hunter College facilities for the specific event. The caterer must show licensure from the New York State Liquor Authority (www.sla.ny.gov)
• The caterer must provide liquor liability insurance for $1 million for each occurrence, $5 million aggregate. All policies shall name Hunter College, the City University of New York (“CUNY”), and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (“DASNY”) as additional insureds. Please email the liquor liability insurance to [email protected]
• Hunter College requires pages 2 – 5 of this application to be submitted along with the event floor plan, which will indicate the location of the bar(s).
• The fully completed application will be reviewed and approved by Hunter College. Once the college approves, you will receive the application with the landlord’s signature for submission to the New York State Liquor Authority. Submission of the application to the college does not guarantee automatic approval by the college.