Remembering Hank Penza, the Man Who Gave NYC Its Most Iconic Dive Bar
“He took, like, 50 years of downtown with him. He was the king of the Lower East Side.”
By Chris Crowley“He took, like, 50 years of downtown with him. He was the king of the Lower East Side.”
By Chris CrowleyThere's a spa, too.
By Sierra TishgartThere goes the neighborhood, again.
By Hugh MerwinIt won't be a dive, and there's going to be a food component, too.
By Hugh MerwinThe Mars Bar veterans came out ahead.
By Joe CoscarelliThe interior will be repurposed into furniture.
By Noreen MaloneAs its closing sinks in, we look back at Manhattan's last real shithole.
By Lilly O’DonnellIn the role of grim reaper: the DOH.
By Jenny MillerPlus: Mars Bar will live another month or so.
By Jenny MillerTwo closings in the East Village.
By Alan SytsmaMars Bar finally gets a death date.
By Daniel MaurerBut there's still the matter of Mars Bar.
By Daniel MaurerNow this is going to throw the nostalgia bloggers for a loop.
By Daniel MaurerThe nightlife landscape is getting increasingly divisive.
By Daniel Maurer"New York seems destined to become a Disneyfied Vegas."
By Daniel MaurerThe bartenders don't seem to think so, but the owner says yes. Either way, the bar will be demolished.
By Daniel MaurerA conversation with Max Fish's owner of 21 years, as she says good-bye to Ludlow Street.
By Daniel MaurerCould Mars Bar be the next Cedar Tavern?
By Daniel MaurerThe bathroom stench is laced with a special brand of pheromones.
By Daniel MaurerPlus, you can apparently walk into Mars Bar wearing a pink sweater and get away with it.
By Daniel Maurer