Alcohol “to-go” service from restaurants and bars is forbidden again, perhaps in part due to pressure from a liquor store trade group — headed by the owner of Michael-Towne Wine And Spirits — that viewed it as cutting into their business. Since March of last year, licensed restaurants and bars were given the permission to […]
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Ephemeral New York Deems St. George Liquor Sign ‘One Of Coolest’ Vintage
The always intriguing Ephemeral New York, which “chronicles an ever-changing city through faded and forgotten artifacts,” has deemed the neon sign outside the St. George Hotel one of “New York’s coolest vintage liquor store signs.” It joins age-old comrades in the West Village, 14th Street & Eighth Avenue and the Lower East Side. Of course, […]
Spike Lee’s Limited Edition Vodka Selling Briskly in Brooklyn Heights
He may have grown up in Cobble Hill, but Spike Lee’s latest “joint”, the ginger and red apple flavored Absolut Brooklyn, is popular in Brooklyn Heights. Sources tell us that cases of the limited edition liquor are selling quickly at Michael Towne Wines & Spirits at 73 Clark Street. Mr. Lee will celebrate the launch […]
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