59 Warren St. (W. Broadway), Manhattan
Remember the Racoon Lodge up on Amsterdam Avenue (now Soldier McGee Tavern? And the one on York Avenue? Well, the Tribeca location was the first and is the last Manhattan Racoon Lodge. We like longevity. Obviously. And we like the mostly AA crowd, but we have to deem the bar AABM. Are we wrong?
Speaking of After Midnight, we have a great memory of a very late night here a few years ago.
Sara was here with the brother of a friend. They were becoming friends. Whiskey was present. So was a gigantic man who was surely a pimp. Really. He approached Sara and the brother and bought them drinks and wanted them to go to his apartment with him. A car was needed to get there. Sara and the brother were certain they did not want to go, even if it had been in walking distance. The pimp was adamant. And why did he so desperately want Sara and the brother to go to his apartment? Becasue he had a screenplay he wanted them to read. This is a true story. The only way to get out of going to the pimp's apartment was to outstay him at the bar. More whiskey. Finally the pimp and his crew departed, sans Sara and the brother. Bartender congratulates them on their survival skills, and buys them drinks. Wow. They make out on Church Street waiting for cabs. They never hang out again.
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