Before we say farewell (or is it good riddance?) to 2020, we’d like to note our favorite new Manhattan bar opening of the year: Torch & Crown Brewing Company, located at 6 Vandam Street in West Soho.  We look forward to returning to Torch & Crown numerous times in 2021 and beyond.

December 5, 2020 marks the 87th anniversary of the end of U.S. Prohibition. On this date in 1933, Utah became the 36th U.S. state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution (achieving the required 75% of states to approve the amendment). This ratification overturned the 18th Amendment, which outlawed alcohol in the United States. So, how will you be marking the anniversary today? We wish a pub crawl were in the offing; maybe this time next year.

Our NYC Bar of the Day: Fraunces Tavern, located at 54 Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District.

And please remember to vote today!

Here’s hoping that, six months from now, life is much closer to a return to normal than what we have presently.

It was 232 years ago on July 26 that New York State ratified the United States Constitution, becoming the 11th state to do so.  Therefore, July 26^th is a great day to drink some New York State beer and eat some New York State food.  If coronavirus were not around, we would suggest a visit to Manhattan’s Local & Vine, located at 282 Hudson Street in West Soho.

Were it not for COVID-19, our NYC Bar of the Day: Standings Bar, located at 43 East 7th Street in Manhattan’s East Village.

Were it not for COVID-19, our NYC French Wine Bar of the Day:
Jadis, located at 42 Rivington Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

July 12 is the day for the second go-around of the semi-annual Manhattanhenge event (the other date is May 30). Due to COVID-19, we won’t be able to witness the phenomenon this year. We’re re-running our 2019 Manhattanhenge photos below; this is the view from Union Square looking west along 14th Street.

Happy 244th Birthday to the good ol’ USA. Our NYC Bar of the Day: Fraunces Tavern, located at 54 Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. We look forward to returning there once all this COVID madness is behind us.

O Canada!  If bars were open for business these days, our pick today would be Ontario Bar, located at 559 Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.