Stan’s Sports Bar is part of a series of tidbits from the chapters of my book Bars, Taverns and Dives New…
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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…
Hank’s Saloon Signed Prints Available Now
Hank’s Saloon, the beloved, beat-up, stalwart dive bar at the corner of Atlantic and Third in Brooklyn is, sadly, closing…
FARRELL’S BAR OF BROOKLYN: BEER WITH MEN
[Farrell’s Bar & Grill is part 16 in a series of tidbits from the chapters of my book Bars, Taverns and…
Bronx Beer Hall of NYC’s “REAL Little Italy”
BRONX BEER HALL • BELMONT, BRONX [The Bronx Beer Hall is part nine in a series of sneak peeks from…
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…
50 Favorite Bars of New York: My Book Is Available on Amazon! (order now)
Well, it’s been a long time coming, my friends, but it’s done. I turned in the final art and last…
Montero’s Bar, J. G. Melon & Radegast Hall Prints For Sale
Montero’s Bar & Grill of Brooklyn Heights will be featured in my upcoming book Great Good Places of New York, along…
New York During the Holidays: It Rules
We love to stick right here in New York during the holidays. Why? Three very good reasons. Smaller Crowds in…
McSorley’s Old Ale House Did NOT Break My Heart…
A long time ago, years back, when we were still living in Ann Arbor, I read a book by a…