View of the sunset during a recent NYC pub crawl through the South Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

We’ve spent a good portion of this summer exploring spots in Brooklyn and Queens and it’s been a great time.  So now, we figure we need to show Manhattan a little love.  Manhattan bars currently on our radar include Financial District’s Clinton Hall, Flatiron’s Flatiron Hall and East Village’s Maiden Lane.  We gather that the first two are beer halls.  Flatiron Hall is from the same folks behind Houston Hall.  Maiden Lane takes over the spot where Life Cafe, a great East Village brunch spot, used to be.  We are looking forward to visiting all three.

We spent a few recent afternoons in Queens; specifically in Long Island City, Astoria and Forest Hills.  Some bars we visited, among others, included Open Door LIC, Singlecut Beer Brewery in Astoria and The Flying Pig in Forest Hills.  All are worth visits and we’d look forward to returning to them.  Over in Brooklyn, we recently visited Lake Street in Greenpoint and Pine Box Rock Shop in Williamsburg.  Reviews of some of these spots forthcoming.

It was 225 years ago on this date that New York State ratified the United States Constitution, becoming the 11th state to join the Union.  It’s a great day to drink some New York State beer and eat some New York State food.  A great beer bar today would be Little Town NYC in Union Square, which focuses on local beer and food.  It’s also a great day for a NYC pub crawl!

We have been all over the five boroughs of NYC and have seen Long Island City’s Pepsi-Cola sign from afar.  But not until a recent NYC pub crawl that brought us to LIC had we ever been next to the famous landmark.

Happy 237th Birthday to the good ol’ USA!  Pub Crawl Brooklyn wishes you a safe and happy July 4th.

We wish we could recommend some spots for a Canada-themed NYC bar crawl; alas, there are not many, if any, such spots in NYC.  If you know of such a spot, please drop us a comment.