Moe's (bar and lounge)

Moe's was a bar in Fort Greene, Brooklyn that closed in 2011.

For the fictional bar in The Simpsons, see Moe's Tavern.

History

Opened in a former tailor's shop[1] in June 2001 by Ruby Lawrence[2] and Chelsea Altman,[3] the bar was popular and unusual in aggressively gentrifying post-Giuliani New York City in that it attracted an extremely mixed crowd, racially, gender-wise,[1] and socially. New York magazine found it so racially diverse they quipped "they should shoot an after-school special here."[4] The Village Voice called it a "nightlife crucible for the colliding worlds of old-school Fort Greene, urban bohemianism, and yuppification."[5]

The bar's bi-level space was decorated with thrift-store furnishings,[4] a vibrating chair,[1] and a dance floor in the back.[5] The namesake from The Simpsons was honored with a drink special and a poster in the bathroom.[1] Local celebrities such as Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def, and Common were known to have stopped by on occasion.

Closing
Mo's Bar and Lounge in 2017

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
  1. "Moe's Brooklyn". Citysearch. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. Zoe Schlanger, Moe's Bar in Fort Greene Closing, Nov. 5, 2010 Archived 2011-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Breaking News, World News & Multimedia". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. "The Thousand Best". New York Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. Happy Hours: Editor's Pick, Village Voice Archived 2012-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Natalie O'Neill, "New Moe's Owner Promises a 'Neighborhood' bar", The Brooklyn Paper, May 2, 2011
  7. 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
  8. Lisha Arino, Moe's vs. Mo's, The Local, New York Times, June 23, 2011 Archived June 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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