You've probably noticed these flyers around the past few days ... asking if you'd like to INVEST IN AN EAST VILLAGE BAR. (I saw the flyers on Third Avenue, Second Avenue and Avenue A...)
The link goes to an IndieGoGo page with details on the crowdfunding campaign.
Be an Influencer
You walk in to the bar, point to your photo on the owners wall, and treat your friends to rounds of drinks. Participate in shaping what the bar serves, the events it plans, the specials it offers. You help make the bar you want to hang out in.
Have Fun
The success of every bar is in the service (which already is stellar) and the patrons, who make the experience that much more enjoyable for each other. You aren't responsible for the management of the place, your job is to show up, be friendly, and have fun.
Keep the East Village Great
We're talking about an established pub in the heart of the East Village, just off Avenue A, that can become the living room for you and your friends. Contribute today, and take advantage of the perks forever. Help keep the East Village locally owned, and avoid the 'Bleeckerization' of this great neighborhood.
Guarantee
If adequate funding levels are not achieved, you will be refunded 100% of your investment, guaranteed.
Depending on your contribution (starting at $50), you'll have your framed photo on the owner's wall and receive various drink specials and a bar T-shirt. For $100, you get to represent the bar before Community Board 3. (Kidding!)
The person behind the campaign is looking to raise $200,000. At last look, they were at $1,800.
I mean, come on. I rip down those flyers every chance I get; people are free to contribute if they want, but don't we have enough bars in this neighborhood?
ReplyDeleteLike many others,I want to "Keep the East Village Great" and that is why we don't need / want another bar to be our living room. For the East Village to continue to be a vibrant neighborhood, it needs a diverse small business base (we don't need any more delightfully original coffee shops either). We should all resist this attempt to continue the slide down of the East Village quality of life. If we can, we should expose who is really behind these posters.
ReplyDeleteI sincerely believe this is a scam: neither the flyer nor the Go Fund Me page name the bar or bar owner/s, the pictures on the site look like stock photos, not any place recognizable. I've also been tearing down the flyers.
ReplyDeleteSketchy. Honestly, why contribute a dime when you have no material say in how someone else manages the place? A fool and his money are easily parted.
ReplyDeleteNo. Not Another Kickstarter for someone to turn their dreams into our nightmare. I bet this place is going to serve biscuits. And have drinks with funny names. Watch out E. Vill, you have serious competition now . Or maybe this crowdfunding is for E. Villl? Speaking of which, I bet they are just thrilled to be moving onto a block with major construction for the next 2
ReplyDeleteyears at both Webster Hall and The Foxy Moxy hotel going to be a nightmare.
This looks like a scam. Legitimate fundraisers on Indiegog typically have full profiles describing who they are (listing their name, home city and relevant professional experience). This fundraising campaign is run by an account called "Bar Funder" with no other information. And, suspiciously, "Bar Funder" is the largest donor to their own campaign. They are listed as having contributed $1,000 to their campaign, which they may have done to make it look real and as if it had some momentum. And, as others have noted there is no address or details listed on the bar they say they are fundraising for.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to give away money give it to a charity or a homeless person on the street.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, give me $50 and your photo will be on the wall as an "owner" - come on, I've got a bridge to sell you cheap as well! I'm sure this is a scam, but even get real: even if it weren't, "your photo" would be the size of a passport photo - do the math: $200,000 divided by $50!
ReplyDeleteWas this posted by the "looking for a girlfriend" idiot?
ReplyDeleteAssuming it's "legit", do they not know that the SLA looks at the source of funding ? Dipshits.
ReplyDeleteThat ceiling....is that not the old Lanzas ?
ReplyDeleteThey've also been posting online, including to nextdoor. It feels super scammy with no real details as people have mentioned. It's also most definitely not an "investment" in the financial sense, since you won't own a piece or stand to financially benefit in any way, just get your name on the wall. As others have said, if you want to give money to someone to improve the EV, there are way better causes.
ReplyDeleteSnooty village idiots you all suck. Keep playing your stupid roles
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