Monday, December 30, 2024

Offside Tavern has closed on Avenue A

Photos by Stacie Joy 

The Offside Tavern, located at 94-96 Avenue A, has closed. Its last night was Dec. 22. 

Ownership thanked patrons in an Instagram post... leaving the door for a potential return elsewhere...

 

The Marshal took legal possession of the storefront at Sixth Street in a legal notice dated Dec. 26 (Merry Christmas!).
On Dec. 17, we noted that the retail space — 6,500 square feet over two levels — was for lease. Offside Tavern had occupied the corner spot since spring 2023. 

This was a new iteration of Offside, which operated at 137 W. 14th St. for three years until the pandemic-related PAUSE of March 2020. During the NHL season, OT was a hockey bar specifically for fans of the New York Islanders. 

August Laura had a brief run at the address, opening in October 2019 ... then a haphazard schedule during the pandemic before finally shutting down in December 2021. 

They took over the space from what some people considered an East Village institution — Sidewalk, the restaurant, bar and live music venue (home of the Antifolk Festival) that closed in February 2019 after 34 years.
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