Over the weekend, we noticed that Lilly Coogan's on First Avenue near Sixth Street was closed. And the bar's phone number was not in service... So... several people have confirmed that the bar did close more than a week ago... As I wrote Saturday... I've never been to Lilly's, the former site of one of my favorites, the Homestead...
Meanwhile, as NYC the Blog (via Gothamist) reported that cops shuttered Cheap Shots between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street...
Per NYC the Blog:
After serving underage auxiliary police officers on at least three occasions as of late, as well as being the scene of a couple of physical kerfuffles, the City of New York had enough. Allison L Arenson, attorney in the office of the Legal Bureau of the Police Department and plaintiff in this case, has laid out the city's case in pages of arguments, which were laying on the sidewalk out front.
"The community has severely suffered and continues to suffer, as a result of the illegal activities...interfering with the health, safety and well being of those who live, work and visit in the surrounding neighborhood."
"It can not be denied," she wrote, "that the subject premises is a public nuisance, and as such should not be allowed to remain open even one more day."
Previously on EV Grieve:
Lilly Coogan's RIP?
I actually have to agree with the Eater commentators on these two. The city, and the East Village in particular, has far too many mediocre bars and fake divey frat type bars. They seem to crowd out the good places. I don't think these establishments will be missed much.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post! I was going to go to Cheap Shots tonight and you saved me a trip, I'll give you a shout out tomorrow in my daily post (like that's a big whoop!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Marty!
ReplyDelete@Prodigal Son I agree with you on Lilly's. Funny thing, the place was apparently closed for a week and no one noticed...