The Library
Bar · East Village ·
Dive bar with jukebox, B movies, and cheap drinks
Dive bar with jukebox, B movies, and cheap drinks
"When you hear about a bar named “The Library” that has shelves filled with books, you might think it’s the type of place where you sit in a tufted red leather chair and take sips from a snifter of brandy. In this case, you would be dead wrong. This East Village spot is a dive bar in every sense. Pretty much every inch of wall space here is covered in scribbles, and there’s a jukebox and a projector in the back showing B movies on a constant loop." - neha talreja, carina finn koeppicus, kenny yang, bryan kim
"When you hear about a bar named “The Library” that has shelves filled with books, you might think it’s the type of place where you sit in a tufted red leather chair and take sips from a snifter of brandy. In this case, you would be dead wrong. This East Village spot is a dive bar in every sense. Pretty much every inch of wall space here is covered in scribbles, and there’s a jukebox and a projector in the back showing B movies on a constant loop. The Mercury Lounge is right around the corner, so this is a great place to down a few well shots before or after a show." - Kenny Yang
"As one of the Noho Hospitality locations named in the class-action, the Library was part of the group's $5.5 million settlement addressing allegations that front-of-house, tipped employees employed there between September 2012 and January 2019 were not paid proper minimum wage and overtime and that tips from private events were misappropriated; those owed have been notified, and Carmellini and his partners said they settled to prioritize the business and its people over a protracted legal fight." - Stefanie Tuder
"An early classic-cocktail bar that played a role in the founding community of venues but has since closed; it contributed to the initial momentum that helped shape and popularize the local cocktail culture." - Karen Fong
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