The Classic Pubs of New York City

[@mohammedcohen]

...the dust of the years is incredible - I went there for the first time in 1977 an was blown away by the memorabilia and dust that covered it...

[@mohammedcohen]

...I LOVE McSorleys - and it's prolly the ONLY thing I miss in my old area - moved to FL from NJ 45 years ago in August 1979....on the few times I've been back I went to McSorley's every time...if you're from NJ or NYC and have never been there, you need to go...their motto is 'We were here before you were born" - the history (and dust) in the place is mind blowing

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

Fantastic that it's still around for folks to enjoy and relish in the history!

[@Bucketlistbars]

Absolutely!

[@jussipoikulainen8195]

It should open once again

[@Guest-er]

Butch Cassidy & Sundance fled to S. America on a steamer from NYC. The Pinkerton files track their movements. One place they went that’s still standing is Pete’s Tavern on 18th & Irving. One part of Pete’s (the 3rd bldg) once held circus animals for Barnum & Bailey. O. Henry wrote ‘The Gift of the Magi’ in Pete’s barroom. I once served a small group that chose Pete’s to transact the sale of the painting that is the cover art for the storybook ‘Madeline’ because the artist was a denizen of the neighborhood and frequented Pete’s. Its front during Prohibition was a flower shop. A former owner, JR, described it as a sort of Geneva where you might find NYPD brass at one end of the bar while Westie gangsters were at the other end. (Why they were downtown, I don’t know.) The guy who wrote ‘The Pope of Greenwich Village’ worked behind that bar. And the “Tastes Great! Less Filling!” commercials were filmed there. As were scenes from ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Seinfeld’. Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau had a retirement party there - in the party room in the 3rd bldg where Barnum & Bailey once kept animals. If you want a decent meal and/or a good drink, check out Pete’s Tavern. It claims to be the oldest bar in continuous operation in NYC. But regardless, it’s steeped in history both old and new.

[@richards.7770]

I lived at 1st and 3rd and would go to McSorleys sometimes around 11am, order my two ales and a sandwich. Take the table across from the bar at the window and read the paper. Peaceful and special times. Some nights the college kids would fill the back room, get totally shitfaced, pound their fists on the tables and sing songs. The waiters were non stop carrying in trays of mugs. The bar is grooved out quite a bit near the tap from the countless mugs being filled and passed on down the bar to the waiter’s tray. Sawdust on the floor, dust piled thick on the things treasured behind the bar. There was only a men’s room. Huge old urinals that came up to your chest. All the tiling was probably over 150 years old. The stalls were reserved for the girls who be embarrassed running past us guys at the urinals ….we all laughed. There were many Policeman’s badges hung up for the last time at the bar. All kinds of historical pieces. If you visit New York, lift your two mugs ( sold only in pairs) at McSorleys. Go when it’s quiet, go when it’s lively, but go. Oh, and like the old sign says…” Be Good or Be Gone”

[@Bucketlistbars]

Fantastic memories, thanks for sharing!

[@michaelmelen9062]

I used to go there beginning in 1971, and all they served was porter & stout. And the sandwiches & onions. Cool place. I was at the trough in the men's room one evening when the stall opened and a girl came out of it. Surprised me. She said "You're doing fine, keep going" & exited. On Friday afternoons, the old Irish codgers would be in the front room "talking treason" (against England), and they were fun to talk with. The Mad Hatter on 72nd & 2nd Ave was pretty good also.

[@Coodeville]

I worked in McSorley's for s long time

[@dadeyeyam]

cool info. great history to be remembered.

[@lukassvitek1432]

This is a great KZbin page

[@DMWBN3]

Have met way more interesting people in pubs than in coffee shops. Always been attracted to old bars & pubs. Not the 'styled' drinking establishments. Such as Irish bars & themed commercial bars. My local in Brighton, England for many years was the oldest pub in the city.

[@Bucketlistbars]

Couldn't agree more!

[@swirlcrop]

Thanks for the good video.

[@Bucketlistbars]

Thanks for watching!

[@zazaaziella16]

It is time to have the Patriots talking again in bars!!

[@m.asquino7403]

What are these bars like now in NY shity 2023?

[@ramencurry6672]

A lot of bars in NYC are pretty nice and upscale because poor people can’t afford drinks and drink at home

[@mikeschmidt4800]

I found this interesting.

[@tomschmitt6911]

me too.....

[@patrikholy3267]

..looks interisting,but more adds than in tv

[@jamestillman5546]

At Mc Sorley's there are pictures of Woody Guthrie playing and singing in rhere.

[@peterwillis4376]

Trying alcohol Mist shots served in balloons is on my Bucket list! Where can I find it?

[@Bucketlistbars]

Try this thing www.homewetbar.com/vaportini-deluxe-alcohol-vaporizer-p-4260.html

[@tomschmitt6911]

fuck that......

[@PoldarkGodzilla]

‘Freed from Tyranny ‘ 😂😂

[@frodenilsen779]

Great video! One nerdy sidenote: the first white male born in America, if one doesn't take Greenland in consideration, was Snorre Torfinnson, born over a thousand years ago in Vinland, most likely Newfoundland that is.

[@WS3RD]

Regarding McSorley's, I think the NYC Health Department made them lose the turkey wishbones 5-6 years ago.

[@robertdipaola3447]

There still there, the had to ( unfortunately) clean the dust and crud off the wishbone 's because of mayor blumturd's sanitary rules

[@WS3RD]

@@robertdipaola3447 Oh. I was there in early March 2020 before COVID hit. Didn't notice. They changed their beer supplier to Goose Island, and the "light", which used to be creamy and malty, is now disturbingly too hoppy. The dark is not as hoppy, but still doesn't do it for me. They need to get their old recipe back from when it was contract-brewed just outside of Allentown, PA (Fogelsville) at the former Pabst Brewing plant (now the main Samuel Adams producer). They used them from maybe 1999 to 2009? The kids love the hoppy stuff, but I will never go back until they get back to the beer that made them great. Maybe it's just a different time. I love the place, and the people that work there.

[@ramencurry6672]

The bones are not a sanitary issue. After many decades they basically dry up like old wood

[@oldmanballer5088]

Ear looks like my kind of place

[@pizza7738]

Absolutely

[@ornitorinco78]

Who is the really handsome guy drinking a beer closest to the camera in the Ear Inn clip?

[@TimeToSnitch]

Wieviel Kills hast du eigentlich am miesten in Pub Games gehabt?

[@mohammedcohen]

...they didn't have a 'ladie's room' for many years...ladies used the men's room with guys standing guard outside...it was a place where a husband could escape the harridan he'd married and commune with other men of similar 'circumstance; until the big wind blew itself out...momma couldn't follow him inside...it was his 'sanctuary'...

[@CLGill36]

Did you use a camera from 1896 to film this video?

[@qwerty6383]

Lol

[@pedallinraw]

Didn’t really visit many bars did we...... 😐🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ЕвгенийДмитриев-и4ф]

McSorley’s 👍👍👍

[@rachitjoshi23]

which bars in NYC is more like Nirvana vibe type ?

[@peterrandazzo9485]

Neirs tavern..Queens..since 1829

[@Bucketlistbars]

Yes, sadly we didn't learn about Neirs until after we'd visited and made this vid. God willing when all this crap is over, we can go back and update. Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!

[@peterrandazzo9485]

They also filmed the Christmas party scene from Goodfellas

[@Bucketlistbars]

@@peterrandazzo9485 Reason enough to go!

[@andrew_owens7680]

Governor George Clinton- must a been some party! I wonder if he brought his atomic dog?

[@ST-xg3gy]

Manitoba's?

[@graemecampbell8104]

Anywhere in NYC that you can get pint of Tennents

[@dublinsfaircity]

Does McSorley's still only sell two ales and no spirits or coctails? Talk about not moving with the times.

[@richards.7770]

I’ts a respected tradition to only sell ale .

[@shannonwalker6944]

That’s kind of like asking why the NY Symphony doesn’t adjust with the times and use amps on stage.

[@ramencurry6672]

I prefer that they don’t change because it makes the experience more unique. And I love cocktails and the other fancy stuff but you can easily find that in any other bar

[@2r0phy]

Our food is very good food actually: procedes to show raw fish advertised as smoked😅

[@dins5066]

Escapes slaves was considered news 2:35

[@eleveneleven572]

The Loyalists were the Patriots. The Rebels were rebels

[@devochile]

Thought we were going to see old classic architecture and buildings..Instead we're watching a bunch of animation and "tour guide" type of rambling explanations of non-interesting stories..Sooooo boring..Thumbs down !!

[@christopherpowell1880]

Mc sorleys/