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169 Bar
Deep in the Lower East Side near Chinatown you’ll find 169 Bar, one helluva dive. All I had to hear was that they have a $5 shot + beer deal and all my reservations of traveling that far for a party disappeared. There are all sorts or random lights and objects hanging off the walls…
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Johnny’s Bar
Johnny’s Bar is a tiny dive in the West Village that we stumbled into after brunch on Sunday. We walked in mostly as a way to escape the rain but then stayed for the laid back vibe. I feel like most spots in the West Vill are adorable little brunch places where you’re hoping to…
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Saltie and Full Circle Bar
Matt’s birthday last weekend was an all-afternoon affair at Full Circle Bar, the skee-ball bar in Brooklyn. A fun day at the bar will always last longer if the bar comes with games, which means we stayed there for several hours. I now know that, like beer pong, skee-ball abilities are at their best at…
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Amazing 66
Last night, a couple different groups of media folk got together with one of our reps to celebrate the Chinese New Year. No, it’s not one of the major American holidays, but I think it’s a great excuse for a fun and different celebration. Our rep is Chinese and has lived his whole life in…
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Tehuitzingo
Everyone loves a good secret and Tehuitzingo is one of the best. At first glance, Tehuitzingo is nothing more than a bodega on 10th Avenue stocking Mexican grocery items, but if you walk to the back, there is suddenly a rocking restaurant that has managed to squeeze in everything but a mariachi band into about 30…
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I had a wild night on Friday night – very rare for me, which meant I woke up on Saturday morning remembering why I usually leave going out to Saturday nights. We were meeting friends in the East Village so we chose KGB Bar as a meeting spot after seeing it was a Critic’s Pick on…
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