This was recently seen outside of the bar Mother’s Ruin on Spring Street in Manhattan’s Soho.
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The status of some South Street Seaport bars two weeks after Sandy
We took a short walk through the area recently. In short, many of the bars remain closed. Only Jeremy’s Ale House and Meade’s were open for business at the time of our brief tour. Everything else we passed by was not open, including Heartland Brewery, Fresh Salt, Stella, Keg 229, Bin 220, Nelson Blue and the Paris Cafe. If you know a more detailed status of any of these bars, please drop us a comment or email. We hope every single establishment can re-open. We’ve enjoyed all of them on several occasions. Below are a few photos from our tour.
Where to pub crawl this weekend?
After being out of town one weekend and enduring impact of Hurricane Sandy the next, we are eager to get back to bar hopping around the five boroughs! Where to pub crawl this weekend? We still have several new establishments to check out, especially some Lower Manhattan spots, such as Cocktail Bodega in LES and Pouring Ribbons in the East Village. We hope these spots were not adversely impacted by Sandy. It’s also about time to visit Greenpoint/Williamsburg again.
Getting back to normal
We’re just about back to normal here at Pub Crawl NYC. We understand that there are many out there who still face enormous challenges following Hurricane Sandy. Our thoughts are with them. We hope to return to our regular posting schedule later this week.
We are back on line!
After six days without power, Pub Crawl NYC is back on line. Our sympathies to all those who suffered loss during this difficult time.
Happy Halloween!
Pub Crawl NYC wishes you a safe and Happy Halloween.
A visit to the future (unfinished) portion of the High Line
Pub Crawl NYC took a break from bar hopping to visit the future portion of the High Line on Manhattan’s West Side. Here are some photos from that visit:
What are your thoughts on our visit to the unfinished portion of the High Line? Back to pub crawling and bars in our next post!
This weekend in pub crawling
Not a lot of bar crawling took place in NYC this weekend. We ended up doing an abbreviated version of the Union Square beer bar crawl. Solid time, even if it was cut short. Details forthcoming.
Where to pub crawl to this weekend?
We’ve been feeling a bit under the weather all week, so it’s unlikely there will be any significant amount of bar crawling this weekend, but maybe we’ll visit a few spots. Nearly a dozen or so recently-opened spots in Manhattan remain unvisited by us. For those who like amber-colored hard alcohol, there’s Flatiron Room at 37 West 26th Street. Another spot on our radar is a cocktail spot in the Time Warner Center called Center Bar. Then there’s Cocktail Bodega on the Lower East Side. Frankly, we don’t know what to expect with that place. What are your suggestions for new places to visit in the Five Boroughs?
A tribute to Mugs Ale House in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Brew York recently published an article (http://brewyorknewyork.com/post/32751603780/brooklyn-brewery-mugs-alehouse-collaborate-to) celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mugs Ale House (125 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY). We at Pub Crawl NYC were not aware that Mugs had been around that long! We have been including Mugs on various NYC beer bar crawls since early 2000. We remember going there when it did not open on Saturdays until 2pm (kitchen wasn’t open until 5pm). Now, with Williamsburg having become such a popular place to live and hang out, Mugs is open by noon on Saturdays with the kitchen opening around the same time. With approximately 30 frequently-rotating taps, the beer selection is superb. A nice mix of local brews (the Brooklyn Brewery is just around the corner), other U.S. craft-beers and some imports is offered. If you’ve never been or haven’t visited in a while, do yourself a favor and get to Mugs Ale House!