MINETTA TAVERN on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village was established in 1937 and was named after the Minetta Brook, a small stream that ran southwest from 23rd Street to the Hudson River. 

Full video: https://youtu.be/RERceZbSAds 

The original owner, Eddie Sieveri became known as Eddie Minetta because he owned the restaurant for so many years. @minettatavernny became a famous dining spot for beatniks, celebrities and literary luminaries including Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Eugene O’ Neill, E.E. Cummings, Dylan Thomas and Joe Gould. 

• In our NYC NOT DEAD: GREENWICH VILLAGE REOPENS DURING COVID-19 NEW YORK we walk along MacDougal Street and Sullivan Street in Greenwich Village with our dog during the #Coronavirus Lockdown in #NYC to see how vibrant this neighborhood near New York University (NYU) looks during the reopening of New York with outdoor dining during COVID-19 restrictions. We see many restaurants, cafes and bars open with outdoor seating and although the tavern was not open when we filmed our video, they are reopening with both indoor and outdoor dining on October 5th! • 

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