Earlier this week, the New York Daily News announced that the State Liquor Authority had hammered out an agreement with major beer distributors to stop shipping Four Loko as of November 19th. Why the move to stop selling? Sold in a number of sweet, fruity flavors, each 23.5-ounce can of the drink, 12.0% ABV, has as much alcohol as a six-pack of beer, and a huge hit of caffeine, besides. Should it be banned? Take the poll» More

[Photograph: Laren Spirer] I will admit it—I've been afraid to go to Minetta Tavern since it opened. I yearned for their highly touted Black Label Burger but heard such ridiculous stories about how difficult it was to get in... More

[Photograph: Jim Kearns] At 17th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, you'll find one of the greatest cocktail concentrations in the city. This one small block is now home to two mixology powerhouses: Raines Law Room, and the recently opened... More

From top left: Boston Shaker, Hawthorn Strainer, jigger, juicer, bar spoon, muddler, Libbey 3777. We've given you three cocktail recipes in our Mix it Up columns so far—but a fat lot of good they'll do if you don't have... More

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] This Friday, September 11th, kicks off the second annual NY Craft Beer Week, a celebration of local brews—and we couldn't be more excited. Along with the seminars, bar crawls, and tastings you might expect, a few... More

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Pulque is made from fermented maguey nectar (maguey is a species of agave). You may recognize it from an episode of No Reservations when Anthony Bourdain tried it in Mexico—or you've spotted it next to Coors Light at a Williamsburg market. Younger people are rediscovering the drink that had fallen into grandpa domain over the last half-century. More

A website devoted to drink freebies (or really cheapies) happening daily in New York. The guys behind myopenbar.com told the New York Times, "the bad economy is doing nothing but helping us...we’re probably the only company we know of that’s... More

Photograph from molito66 on Flickr Public Assembly in Williamburg is gonna party like it's recession-free 2009. The bar will have a 24-hour liquor license for New Year's Eve, with tickets ranging from $35 (basic access) to $70 (open bar... More

Please don't let this be the end of Red Hook Rye. Photograph by cocktailian LeNell Smothers is "dazed and bitchy beyond normal." The lease on her Wine & Spirit Boutique is up at the end of May, and she... More