tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5480757639197623739..comments2024-03-28T09:48:01.838-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Hickey's is goneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22800954634611219182012-07-27T20:35:24.228-04:002012-07-27T20:35:24.228-04:00Iam an Irish Yankee fan and a few years ago on a p...Iam an Irish Yankee fan and a few years ago on a pilgrimage to the stadium I had the luck of stumbling into hickeys,the beer was crap but as a new York fan it felt like a new York bar,sittin at the bar drinking a beer talking crap to strangers without any pretentiousness just felt right,I was immediately comfortable,isn't that Wat a bar is supposed to be.really sad that I won't be able get another beer at hickeys,but at least I have the memories.Manhattan just became a little less appealing to an Irish Yankee fan,Michael, Belfast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40994422432846747872011-01-20T14:41:50.744-05:002011-01-20T14:41:50.744-05:00This is crushing news. I heard it was slated to cl...This is crushing news. I heard it was slated to close in Feb and was planning a final pilgrimage there. First, the wonderful Blarney Stone on 32nd st and now this. Jim Morrison said it best, "Your barroom days are over."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72363818620360244442010-12-20T19:57:40.178-05:002010-12-20T19:57:40.178-05:00very sad. sorry i missed one last drink.very sad. sorry i missed one last drink.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52522354561347481172010-12-20T18:39:58.501-05:002010-12-20T18:39:58.501-05:00NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
This was a great place and we&#...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!<br /><br />This was a great place and we're now losing another---<br /><br />We're losing so many great dumps and the fact that nobody seems to care is really pathetic. Soon, everyplace will have a ironically-mustachioed barkeep serving the same cucumber and secret special bitters cocktail to annoying yuppies...either that or it'll be an Applebee's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34284731448263031142010-12-20T12:00:43.600-05:002010-12-20T12:00:43.600-05:00what's with all the dives closing this month. ...what's with all the dives closing this month. twilight zone, indeed.Bowery Boogiehttp://www.boweryboogie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-88160825210285661572010-12-20T10:14:13.625-05:002010-12-20T10:14:13.625-05:00Oh no! The Stoned Crow is closing too. This is get...Oh no! The Stoned Crow is closing too. This is getting to be like a Twilight Zone where eventually the only place to drink in Manhattan will be a T.G.I. Fridays.Marty Wombacherhttp://www.aguywalksinto365bars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55289840973780635202010-12-20T09:08:11.639-05:002010-12-20T09:08:11.639-05:00Excellent bar story.Excellent bar story.VH McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758245677856344651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74212744613698904962010-12-20T08:12:53.362-05:002010-12-20T08:12:53.362-05:00Very, very recent, because I had a beer and a shot...Very, very recent, because I had a beer and a shot in there about eight to ten days ago. Always packed when MSG emptied. Sad news.Wilfridhttp://www.pinkpignyc.comnoreply@blogger.com