EV Grieve

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  The Hard Swallow is going out in Coney Island style this weekend.  The neighborhood bar at 140 First Ave...

[ Photo by Steven ] The Hard Swallow (aka Big Lee's) reopened last month at 140 First Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Str...

Back in December , Big Lee's (aka the Hard Swallow Saloon ) closed its doors for several weeks at 140 First Ave. between St. Mark's ...

We noticed that Big Lee's (aka the Hard Swallow Saloon ), the no-frills bar at 140 First Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Str...

[ Photo by Steven ] Spanky and Darla's closed back in the late winter at 140 First Ave. between St. Mark's Place and East Ninth S...