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Red Lantern Bicycles (RIP) I loveD this place.
Red Lantern Bicycles is part of a series of tidbits from the chapters of my book Bars, Taverns and Dives New Yorkers…
SUMMER BARS. It’s time for summer bars.
Here we are folks: the last gasp of summer. Unless of course you count all the weeks of the season…
Bronx Alehouse: A Beer Bar That Does Everything Right
BRONX ALEHOUSE • KINGSBRIDGE, BRONX [This is part eight in a series of sneak peeks from the chapters of my…
Adobe Blues: A Taste of a Great Good Place
Adobe Blues is the kind of place that will surprise the hell out of you. [The following is a snippet…
Visiting Bay Ridge: a Few Places to Consider
Visiting Bay Ridge a couple weeks ago wised me up. I discovered a charming, diverse neighborhood with deep history, clean…
Brooklyn Inn: a Great Good Place of New York
Brooklyn Inn is one of the best neighborhood bars you could hope for, and fortunately, it’s in my (extended) neighborhood.…
Crappy Bars: What Makes Them So Crappy?
Crappy bars: they’re an assault to the senses and the soul. And it’s so easy for a bar not to…
Radegast Hall in Brooklyn, Another Great Good Place
Radegast Hall in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood is a place where I’ve never, ever had a lousy time. I’ll credit this to…
Cronin and Phelan’s in Queens: Another Great Good Place
Cronin and Phelan’s in Astoria, a perfect specimen of a family-friendly Queens Irish pub that still has its balls after…