Chapter 1
From Kleindeutschland to Loisaida
Chapter 2
Secret oases and community gardens
Chapter 3
Culinary layers from diners to izakayas
Chapter 4
Speakeasies, punk rock, and hidden nightlife
YOUR GOAL
Master of Secrets of the East Village
Ch 4 · Speakeasies, punk rock, and hidden nightlife
yuki Holiday Cocktail Lounge
Behind the beauty shop they hid a secret tap, Now punk rock legends put this tavern on the map!
yuki Grungy music venues in the East Village birthed the American punk rock and new wave movements.
yuki New York's oldest continuously operating Irish saloon famously preserves its history, including dust-covered wishbones.
BETA
yuki Tap unmarked doors to discover the hidden gardens and local secrets of the East Village.
Fun Fact
Secret phone booth: The vintage telephone booth inside Crif Dogs that leads to the PDT speakeasy is a fully functioning phone from the 1940s.
Glossary
speakeasy (noun)
An illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages, especially during the Prohibition era. PDT, accessed through a phone booth inside Crif Dogs, is a famous East Village cocktail lounge.
An illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages, especially during the Prohibition era. PDT, accessed through a phone booth inside Crif Dogs, is a famous East Village cocktail lounge.
Quiz
What must a guest dial on the vintage phone inside Crif Dogs to enter the PDT speakeasy?
Quiz
In what year was McSorley's Old Ale House established on East 7th Street in the East Village?
Quiz
What dusty items hang from the light fixture at McSorley's, left by soldiers during World War I?
Quiz
Which legendary East Village music club, opened by Hilly Kristal in 1973, birthed American punk rock?
Quiz
Which legendary punk band played their earliest historic gigs at CBGB in the East Village in 1974?
Quiz
What year did a supreme court ruling finally force McSorley's Old Ale House to admit women?