In the past couple of months, the craft-beer focused LES NYC bar crawl has been pared down by two spots.  A recent post on eater.com indicated that Stanton Public will turn into an exclusive lounge/nightclub spot called The Elsinore.   Moreover, I’ve passed by White Slab Palace several times of late to see the windows covered in brown paper (usually not a good sign).  A fairly recent post on grubstreet.com confirms the closure.  It’s unfortunate to lose not one, but two solid craft-beer spots in that nabe.  Here’s hoping some new beer bars open in the LES sooner rather than later.