Bars

Students surprised to see police checking IDs at popular bars

Officers checked IDs and permits at popular student watering holes.

A recession-proof industry? Bars get cheaper, craftier

When the economy hits rock bottom, Columbia students hit the bottle.

Sipping and sculptures: a toast to the visual arts

Here’s a list of the top options New York has to offer art enthusiasts in want of a cold mojito.

La Negrita bar gets an 11th-hour reprieve

Local bar-goers breathed a sigh of relief on Friday when La Negrita, purportedly days away from permanently shutting its doors, announced that it would continue to serve locals and students under new management.

'Best-kept secret' to close this weekend

Customers call La Negrita Columbus Avenue’s best-kept secret, and apparently they are right. The 109th Street bar will close its doors indefinitely on Saturday due to low patronage.
The beloved campus watering hole, which opened four years ago, is frequented by students and local residents seeking refuge from the retail hub of Broadway and the loud nightlife of Amsterdam Avenue.

Bars Try to Balance Student, Local Crowd

“Call me Juan,” he said. “J-a-u-n. Is that how you spell Juan? Wait. Shit.”

New Bar Will Replace Mona

Members of Community Board 7, along with 20 residents of the Morningside Heights neighborhood, gathered Wednesday night to discuss the addition of a new bar to an area that already boasts many.