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Finnerty's

221 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003 40.7321 -73.985148
nr. 14th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-677-2655 Send to Phone

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  • Scene: After Work, Billiards, College Bar, Game Nights, Irish/Pub, Private Party Space, Singles Scene
Photo by Youngna Park

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Official Website

finnertysnyc.com

Hours

Daily, noon-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Fri, 4pm-8pm; $3 Bud, Bud Light, Coors, PBR and Yuengling; $4 well drinks

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.; L at First Ave.

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

At first glance, Finnerty's appears to have undergone a makeover worthy of the Six Million Dollar Man. Whereas the wrecking-balled Third Avenue predecessor was a dingy, low-ceilinged hamster tunnel, its successor is a relatively cavernous affair with a wall of windows looking onto Second Avenue. Among the high-tech flourishes left over from dance spot Second Nature are a shiny steel bar top, plasma TVs, and fluorescent lights that, in tandem with the neon Bud signs, emit a UFO-like aura. But those who come here in groups, sporting sweatshirts emblazoned with bobcats or wearing ties mom bought them for a banking job, are proof that under that shiny exoskeleton lurks a conventional college bar: Bon Jovi and the Eagles blast on the mp3 jukebox; gin and tonics are served in pint glasses; the dart room in the back must compete with pool and Big Buck Hunter. Unsurprisingly, two days after opening, the scuffed hardwood floors and splintered walls were already emitting that foot-funky smell of spilled Bud Lite.

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