metro area: new york / northern new jersey / long island, NY-NJ-PA
sin-é
from jeff buckley, shane macgowan, sinéad o’connor, posted in music by pete_nice
Started by Irish immigrant Shane Doyle in 1989, Sin-é was a coffee shop that serve $2 coffee during the day and had live performances at night. The intimate space became a hangout for writers, musicians and artists in the East Village, especially among fans of Irish music and culture.
Shane McGowan and Sinéad O'Connor performed here, and Jeff Buckley's first EP "Live at Sin-é" was recorded here.
An episode of the Documentary on One- RTÉ Documentaries called "Sin-é: Jeff Buckley's Irish Odyssey" goes into more detail about this location.
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from blue wave 2018 posted in history by prof_improbable
Favorite restaurant of Democratic up-and-comer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (from the Crowley/Ocasio-Cortez debate).
view full location details...basquiat’s art studio
from jean-michel basquiat posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Jean-Michel Basquiat died of a heroin overdose at age 27 here at his art studio on Great Jones Street in Manhattan on August 12, 1988.
view full location details...trump tower
from the dark knight rises (2012) posted in movies by pete_nice
Trump Tower served as the shooting location of Wayne Enterprises in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
Historically, Trump promised to preserve the Art Deco exterior sculptures of the building he tore down to construct Trump Tower and donate them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (he didn't).
view full location details...luke cage’s bar
from jessica jones posted in television by nevereatshreddedwheat
Alphabet City's 7B Horseshoe Bar is the stand in for the bar Luke Cage owns in the first season of Netflix's Jessica Jones.
Many movies have also taken advantage of this East Village dive bar's ambiance over the years including Crocodile Dundee, The Verdict and The Godfather II.
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