NYC liquor stores were ‘crazy’ busy on election night, workers say: ‘We’ve been spending hours just restocking’

The only spot that might’ve been busier than nan polls connected Election Day successful nan Big Apple were nan liquor stores.

New Yorkers eager to observe aliases mourn their statesmanlike campaigner Tuesday nighttime raided booze shops crossed nan 5 boroughs, according to respective shop labor – galore of whom told The Post they noticed 1 bizarre inclination among clientele.

“People were buying sparkling vino and a vessel of liquor for some [outcomes],” said Sebastian, an worker astatine The Juice Box successful Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace, who added that predetermination nighttime was “crazy” engaged astatine nan liquor store.

“We were astir apt 3 to 4 times busier than a regular weekday,” he said, pointing retired that it was nan busiest successful nan early day and past later arsenic group vanished activity astir 5 p.m.

Niccolo Porcello, an worker astatine Amaro Spirits & Wine successful Park Slope, said business was “super busy” pinch astir 3 times arsenic galore customers than usual.

“I deliberation group felt comparatively optimistic,” Porcello, 30, told The Post. “Obviously, Park Slope leans successful a peculiar direction, truthful location was a definite consciousness of optimism. But decidedly group were stocking up each play too, because it was really, really engaged each weekend.”

Some longtime liquor shop workers, for illustration 38-year-old Edgar of Village Wine & Spirit Shop, weren’t arsenic amazed by nan Tuesday booze boom.

“Every election, it’s for illustration that,” Edgar said.

“If it’s busy, it’s usually [in] nan afternoon,” he added. “Yesterday, it was [busy] during nan time because group were tense to spot nan results. We’ll spot if it gets engaged today.”

Wine was nan portion of prime for West Villagers past night, nan worker said, noting that “in Manhattan, successful general, group portion much wine.”

Employees were still restocking vino astatine Flatiron Wines & Spirits successful Manhattan midday Wednesday aft hours of nonstop lines Tuesday night, level head Brandon Knapp told The Post. 

“It was benignant of slow during nan day, but towards nan extremity of nan time everybody came successful like, ‘I’m truthful stressed,’” he said. “[During] nan past 2 hours, we had lines – and we had 3 income group moving … we’ve been spending hours conscionable restocking.”

While Knapp helped respective customers prime a champagne aliases a bully burgundy to those anticipating a celebratory mood, vino represented nan astir income Tuesday nighttime by far, he said.

“Half nan group were like, ‘I’ve sewage 1 [bottle] for bad news and I’ve sewage a bully 1 for bully news,’” Knapp recalled, adding that he “drank a batch and went to furniture early.” 

Shawn Lowecki, proprietor of Shawn Fine Wines & Spirits successful Park Slope, said he expected nan election-related business uptick to proceed – and moreover ordered other inventory successful anticipation. 

Gabor Molnar, Lowecki’s adjunct vino and tone buyer, estimated that Tuesday’s business was 3 to 4 times higher than a normal weekday, but has since slowed down.

“People aren’t coming successful coming saying, ‘oh my God, I request to self-medicate,’” Lowecki said — though aggregate customers who came successful did admit to him that they took nan time disconnected work.

The Juice Box successful Windsor Terrance was likewise quiet connected Wednesday, worker Sebastian said, but he wasn’t judge if it would beryllium for long. 

“I person nary thought if group will beryllium drowning their sorrows aliases celebrating aliases conscionable not coming successful altogether,” he said.