Manhattans | Brooklyn (The Borough)

Manhattans Gets A New Name; Way Station Elbows Into Washington Avenue Bar Scene

By Nicole Brydson

Despite the recession, business on Washington Avenue – the recognized border between Prospect Heights and Crown Heights – seems to be booming. Not sure the same could be said for its brand new condos, but if you build it, they might come (or not). Ahead of the October installment of First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum – a boon to local businesses who often pay their entire rent from first weekend festivities – here are some new offerings on Washington Avenue.

September 29, 2009 Bars, Restaurants, The Locals

tags: Crown Heights, Half Court, Manhattans, Ortine, Prospect Heights, Prospect Pond, Sit and Wonder Cafe, Tracy Westmoreland, Washington Avenue, Washington Commons

Tracy Westmoreland’s ‘Manhattans’ Alive – For Now

By Nicole Brydson

Tracy Westmoreland called us with an update on his the ongoing saga of his bar, the Manhattans, in Prospect Heights.

July 18, 2009 At Night, Bars, Culture, The Locals, The People

tags: Crown Heights, Manhattans, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Recession Depression, Tracy Westmoreland

Under Threat of Closing, Manhattans Bar Seeks New Investor

By Nicole Brydson

Must all good things come to an end? The English proverb, it seems, should not apply to dive bar aficionado Tracy Westmoreland yet again. With the economy in shambles, the main investor in Mr. Westmoreland’s Prospect Heights bar, the Manhattans, has started to get cold feet.

July 9, 2009 At Night, Bars, Real Estate, The Locals

tags: Manhattans, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Recession Depression, Tracy Westmoreland, Washington Avenue

Author Tom Folsom Doesn’t Care to Get Whacked

By Nicole Brydson

Tom Folsom’s new book The Mad Ones keeps the author on the safe side of history. You won’t believe the tales he has to tell about Crazy Joe Gallo, a gangster from Red Hook who took on the establishment – the Costa Nostra – in the 1960s.

June 23, 2009 Read Features

tags: Bensonhurst, Brooklyn History, Drug War, Literary Brooklyn, Manhattans, Mike Edison, New York Natives, Red Hook, Sunset Park, Tom Folsom, Tracy Westmoreland

Tracy Westmoreland Toasts Franklin Park’s Matt Roff in Crown Heights

By Nicole Brydson

A toast from one bar to the other. St. John’s Place neighbors Franklin Park and the Manhattans bury the hachet and talk about the area’s expanding nightlife options.

April 21, 2009 Bars, Culture

tags: At Night, Bedford Stuyvesant, Boho Brooklynites, Clinton Hill, Creative Underclass, Crown Heights, Crown Heights CSA, Franklin Avenue, Franklin Park, Fresh Produce, Gentrification, Manhattans, Matthew Roff, park slope, Prospect Heights, St. John's Place, Tracy Westmoreland, Washington Avenue, Washington Commons

Overheard in Prospect Heights

By Nicole Brydson

“Oh. It’s kind of not shitty in here.” – Some White Dude walking into Manhattans – Tracy Westmoreland’s new Prospect Heights watering hole – on opening night.

April 11, 2009 Bars

tags: Boho Brooklynites, Gentrification, Manhattan Migrants, Manhattans, Tracy Westmoreland

New Bar, Manhattans, To Open on Washington Avenue

By Nicole Brydson

Lovable, bearded bar czar Tracy Westmoreland has landed in Brooklyn. His new watering hole, Manhattans— at 769 Washington Ave. in Prospect Heights— will open on Friday, reclaiming the legacy of his former Hell’s Kitchen dive Siberia.

April 8, 2009 At Night, Bars, The Locals