It’s Friday afternoon at the Jamia Masjid Hanafia mosque in Queens, and congregants are spilling out of the two-story building. Some wear skullcaps and long robes. Others are clad in suits and ties as they slap each other on the arm and kiss cheeks in greeting. (more…)
The economy may be down, but it’s no time to cry in your beer.
That’s the philosophy of Erik Ness, owner of The Bullpen, a new Upper East Side bar. He’s hoping his establishment will survive the tough times by offering customers reasonable prices, good food and a “neighborhood feeling.”
He’s got a big challenge ahead as the city’s $10 billion restaurant and bar industry braces for a decline. And with alcohol costs rising and a hops shortage pushing beer prices up, bars could be taking a double hit.
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