"One day, one of your seven or eight children will ask you what Marie’s Crisis was like. And you’ll want to be able to answer that question. This is an old, divey basement bar in the West Village where there are Christmas lights year-round, and someone is always playing show tunes on an upright piano. Everyone is invited to sing along, and every once in a while a server will sing their own solo. If there’s a particular song you want to sing, try throwing some money in the fish bowl on top of the piano. Be aware that Marie's is cash-only." - bryan kim, katherine lewin, neha talreja, carina finn koeppicus