BOHEMIAN HALL AND BEER GARDEN • ASTORIA, QUEENS [This is part seven in a series of sneak peeks from the…
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BERG’N: Wide-Open and Waiting For You In Brooklyn
BERG’N • CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN [This is part six in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters of my…
Cocktail Bar, Beer Bar, Dive Bar: Engage Accordingly
Here’s the deal: When in Rome. You know how the rest goes. To enjoy a place, go with what it…
Bed-Vyne Brew: Your Own Beer-Bar and Brownstone Perch on Tompkins and Putnam
BED-VYNE BREW • BED-STUY, BROOKLYN [This is part five in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters of my…
New York Football Bars. Got a Game To Watch? Go for it, Tiger.
While researching my book Bars, Taverns and Dives New Yorkers Love, I hit all kinds of places. Beerhalls, fancy cocktail…
Barbès: A Funky Little Music Bar Hidden in Plain Sight
BARBÈS • SOUTH SLOPE, BROOKLYN [This is part four in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters of my…
“Two and Two” by Rafe Bartholomew: a McSorley’s Memoir
McSorley’s Old Ale House is wonderful. Memoirs are almost always—in some way—a good read. Put the two together and you…
Bar Great Harry: One of the Oldest, Realist Bars Still Operating on Brooklyn’s Fast-Changing Smith Street. I love this place.
BAR GREAT HARRY • CARROLL GARDENS, BROOKLYN [This is part three in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters…
Al Hirschfeld and the Wonderful Old Bars (Speakeasies, Really) of New York City
Al Hirschfeld is undoubtedly one of my all-time favorite artists. I acquainted myself with his work when I was just…
Atlantic ChipShop: My Local Lunch Spot of Choice and a Brooklyn Heights Favorite
ATLANTIC CHIPSHOP • BROOKLYN HEIGHTS [This is part two in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters of my…