N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 192

§ 192. Hearing; amendment of license. 1. No application for the\nissuance of a license to conduct games of chance or lease premises to an\nauthorized organization shall be denied by the clerk or department,\nuntil after a hearing, held on due notice to the applicant, at which the\napplicant shall be entitled to be heard upon the qualifications of the\napplicant and the merits of the application.\n 2. Any license issued under this article may be amended, upon\napplication made to such clerk or department which issued it, if the\nsubject matter of the proposed amendment could lawfully and properly\nhave been included in the original license and upon payment of such\nadditional license fee if any, as would have been payable if it had been\nso included.\n