![]() ![]() I then learned that the space had been a bar since the 1930s, mostly run by German and Hungarian immigrants. After it closed in 1996, they opened Trinity Pub, and the entire Fitzpatrick's crowd showed up to help get it ready for opening night. He told me that they used to work around the corner at a bar called Fitzpatrick's. But he was quick to heap praise on the owners of the bar (Gene, Billy, and Timmy) for their management. With his genuine nature, big smile, and quick wit, he is everything one might want in a bartender. Barry is clearly a big reason why people become regulars. The woman nodded, saying that she had met her husband in medical school, "And he remembers every exam we've taken, " she said, pointing to Barry. "It's the best bar in NYC, or at least the friendliest, " the man exclaimed. Though they had a few other errands to run, they essentially decided to visit the city in order to have a drink in their old pub. " He pointed out a man and a woman who had just taken a seat at the bar, explaining that they used to live in the area, but had recently moved to Westchester. "The kind that's quickly disappearing in Manhattan. "It's a neighborhood bar, " Barry, the bartender, told me. I walked into Trinity Pub just a few moments after it opened at 5pm, and was soon followed by a stream of customers. Despite the amazing musicians and voices that pass through, Brandy's is still a neighborhood joint, complete with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Though the after-9:30pm crowd is different every night and comes from all over the city and the world, Peter's early evening crowd is familiar to him, full of locals and regulars. Peter explained that Brandy's is a great place for people who do not want to visit a "touristy" location. ![]() Some even return to Brandy's after a run on Broadway, including Lauren Mufson, who played Donna in Mamma Mia. They represent the shows that feature ex-Brandy's employees. Peter pointed out the signed posters from New York professional productions that decorate the back wall. While customers sing along, it is the waitstaff that steal the show, with many of them moving on to roles on and off-Broadway. Requests are welcome and according to Peter, "There's no song they won't try.though they might be crap at it." ![]() The piano player rotates each night therefore, one can expect to be able to listen to anything from Broadway hits to classic piano tunes to the top forty. Although Brandy's features a singing wait staff, Peter works the earlier hours, noting that he only sings "in the shower." The bar offers a happy hour from 4pm to 8pm with live music beginning every night at 9:30pm. I spoke to Peter, who has been working at Brandy's Piano Bar since St. They feature the bar as it once was, and the two men portrayed in front of the building are thought to be the original owners. When the current owner took over in 1985, he renovated the space and discovered the original panels that decorate the short dividing wall between the bar and the seating area. Brandy's Piano Bar, located on a quiet Yorktown street, has been a piano bar since 1979 but has been a straight-up bar for even longer. ![]()
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