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==History== |
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Opened in a former tailor's shop<ref name=Citysearch/> in June 2001 by Ruby Lawrence<ref name= |
Opened in a former tailor's shop<ref name=Citysearch/> in June 2001 by Ruby Lawrence<ref name=Zoe>[http://gothamist.com/2010/11/05/is_moes_bar_in_fort_greene_closing.php Zoe Schlanger, Moe's Bar in Fort Greene Closing, Nov. 5, 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412183129/http://gothamist.com/2010/11/05/is_moes_bar_in_fort_greene_closing.php |date=2011-04-12 }}</ref> and [[Chelsea Altman]],<ref>http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/local-business-chelsea-altman/</ref> the real bar was popular and unusual in aggressively gentrifying post-[[Rudy Giuliani|Giuliani]] [[New York City]] in that it attracted an extremely mixed crowd, racially, gender-wise,<ref name=Citysearch/> and socially. ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine found it so racially diverse they quipped "they should shoot an after-school special here."<ref name= NYmag/> The ''[[Village Voice]]'' called it a "nightlife crucible for the colliding worlds of old-school [[Fort Greene, Brooklyn|Fort Greene]], urban [[bohemianism]], and [[yuppification]]."<ref name=VV/> |
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The bar was a [[Split-level home|bi-level]] space furnished with thrift-store furnishings,<ref name= NYmag>[http://nymag.com/listings/bar/moes/ "Moe's", NYmag.com]</ref> a vibrating chair,<ref name=Citysearch/> and a dance floor in the back.<ref name=VV>[http://happyhours.villagevoice.com/nyc/places/260126-Moes-Bar-Lounge-Brooklyn Happy Hours: Editor's Pick, ''Village Voice'']</ref> The namesake was honored by a drink special and a poster in the bathroom.<ref name=Citysearch>[http://brooklyn.citysearch.com/profile/11540972/brooklyn_ny/moe_s.html#profileTab-reviews "Moe's", Citysearch]</ref> Local celebrities such as [[Jeffrey Wright (actor)|Jeffrey Wright]], [[Mos Def]], and [[Common (rapper)|Common]] were known to have stopped by on occasion.{{cn|date=April 2016}} |
The bar was a [[Split-level home|bi-level]] space furnished with thrift-store furnishings,<ref name= NYmag>[http://nymag.com/listings/bar/moes/ "Moe's", NYmag.com]</ref> a vibrating chair,<ref name=Citysearch/> and a dance floor in the back.<ref name=VV>[http://happyhours.villagevoice.com/nyc/places/260126-Moes-Bar-Lounge-Brooklyn Happy Hours: Editor's Pick, ''Village Voice'']</ref> The namesake was honored by a drink special and a poster in the bathroom.<ref name=Citysearch>[http://brooklyn.citysearch.com/profile/11540972/brooklyn_ny/moe_s.html#profileTab-reviews "Moe's", Citysearch]</ref> Local celebrities such as [[Jeffrey Wright (actor)|Jeffrey Wright]], [[Mos Def]], and [[Common (rapper)|Common]] were known to have stopped by on occasion.{{cn|date=April 2016}} |
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==Closing== |
==Closing== |
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[[File:Mo's Bar and Lounge, Brooklyn, NYC Oct 2017.jpg|thumb|Mo's Bar and Lounge in 2017]] |
[[File:Mo's Bar and Lounge, Brooklyn, NYC Oct 2017.jpg|thumb|Mo's Bar and Lounge in 2017]] |
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Moe's closed at the end of April 2011 due to rising rent, and hundreds packed its closing.<ref>[http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/18/dtg_moescloses_2011_5_6_bk.html Natalie O'Neill, "New Moe's Owner Promises a 'Neighborhood' bar", ''The Brooklyn Paper,'' May 2, 2011]</ref> The new renters controversially named the new bar that took its place ''Mo's.''<ref>[http://gothamist.com/2011/06/17/fort_greene_bar_moes_is_dead_long_l.php Garth Johnston, "Fort Greene Bar Moe's Is Dead, Long Live Fort Greene Bar Mo's?," The Gothamist, June 17, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/moes-vs-mos-residents-divided-over-bars-name/ Lisha Arino, Moe's vs. Mo's, The Local, ''New York Times,'' June 23, 2011]</ref> |
Moe's closed at the end of April 2011 due to rising rent, and hundreds packed its closing.<ref>[http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/18/dtg_moescloses_2011_5_6_bk.html Natalie O'Neill, "New Moe's Owner Promises a 'Neighborhood' bar", ''The Brooklyn Paper,'' May 2, 2011]</ref> The new renters controversially named the new bar that took its place ''Mo's.''<ref>[http://gothamist.com/2011/06/17/fort_greene_bar_moes_is_dead_long_l.php Garth Johnston, "Fort Greene Bar Moe's Is Dead, Long Live Fort Greene Bar Mo's?," The Gothamist, June 17, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427132259/http://gothamist.com/2011/06/17/fort_greene_bar_moes_is_dead_long_l.php |date=April 27, 2017 }}</ref><ref>[http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/moes-vs-mos-residents-divided-over-bars-name/ Lisha Arino, Moe's vs. Mo's, The Local, ''New York Times,'' June 23, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629165728/http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/moes-vs-mos-residents-divided-over-bars-name/ |date=June 29, 2012 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://gothamist.com/2010/11/05/is_moes_bar_in_fort_greene_closing.php Photo of Moe's at 2010 closing] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110412183129/http://gothamist.com/2010/11/05/is_moes_bar_in_fort_greene_closing.php Photo of Moe's at 2010 closing] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcyg5TBWIfU YouTube video of Moe's during night of 2008 Obama election victory] |
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcyg5TBWIfU YouTube video of Moe's during night of 2008 Obama election victory] |
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Revision as of 08:24, 3 November 2017
Moe's was a popular bar in
tavern that appears in The Simpsons owned and run by the character Moe Szyslak
.
History
Opened in a former tailor's shopyuppification."[5]
The bar was a
Mos Def, and Common were known to have stopped by on occasion.[citation needed
]
Closing
Moe's closed at the end of April 2011 due to rising rent, and hundreds packed its closing.[6] The new renters controversially named the new bar that took its place Mo's.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Moe's", Citysearch
- ^ Zoe Schlanger, Moe's Bar in Fort Greene Closing, Nov. 5, 2010 Archived 2011-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/local-business-chelsea-altman/
- ^ a b "Moe's", NYmag.com
- ^ a b Happy Hours: Editor's Pick, Village Voice
- ^ Natalie O'Neill, "New Moe's Owner Promises a 'Neighborhood' bar", The Brooklyn Paper, May 2, 2011
- ^ Garth Johnston, "Fort Greene Bar Moe's Is Dead, Long Live Fort Greene Bar Mo's?," The Gothamist, June 17, 2011 Archived April 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lisha Arino, Moe's vs. Mo's, The Local, New York Times, June 23, 2011 Archived June 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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