Hard-partying Puerto Rico capital faces new code that will limit alcohol sales

By DÁNICA COTO
Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero has signed a new measure to prohibit alcohol sales after certain hours in the capital of Puerto Rico, renowned for its all-night partying. He says he was “morally convinced” it was the right thing to do. The new code is scheduled to go into effect in November and is expected to affect hundreds of restaurants and bars across San Juan. It does not apply to hotels and their guests. The code was fiercely debated in recent months, with business owners worried they will lose clients as they are still struggling to recover from the pandemic and Hurricane Maria, which hit the island as a powerful Category 4 storm in September 2017.