Lucia Pizza of SoHo on Canal Street at West Broadway was founded by Salvatore Carlino, who grew up in the pizza business (his parents owned Papa Leone’s in Manhattan Beach).

 

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P.J. Clarke’s

P.J. Clarke’s is located on the corner of 3rd Ave & 55th Street and has remained virtually unchanged since it opened in 1884.

Singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote his 1943 song “One for My Baby” (and One More for the Road”) on a napkin while seated at the bar.

To see & find out more about its unique history and gorgeous original interior, please check out our book “Great Bars of New York City” at your local bookseller and online.

Let us know if you have been to this historic bar & share your stories with us.

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Deep Cuts Record Store, Ridgewood, Queens

Deep Cuts Record Store although small in size carries an eclectic & wide mix of used vinyl & new vinyl in a variety of genres including Latin rock, salsa, reggaeton, classic rock and pop. This Ridgewood, Queens shop was founded in 2012 by Colombian American Brandon Perry & John Allen and is known for its self-described “Warhol Rasta banana” logo & its handwritten dividers, some with cleverly-named categories, helping organize the vinyl swipe.

@deepcutsrecordstore is one of the fabulous NYC indie record stores which we feature in our new book “Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs”. Our book is available at your local bookseller and online today.

Mamali, a Georgian cafe/coffee shop by day and cocktail and wine bar by night, took over the historic storefront at 70 Christopher Street which housed the iconic Village Cigars for over 100 years before it closed in 2024.

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