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(Photo: Victoria Jacob/Courtesy of Manhattan Inn) |
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- Manhattan Inn
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632 Manhattan Ave., at Bedford Ave., Greenpoint; 718-383-0885
Like much at the Manhattan Inn, the old Wheelock baby grand in back was discarded and forgotten before Brooke Baxter and Rolyn Hu�the founders of the nearby performance space Glasslands Gallery�bought it on Craigslist in October from a heartbroken classical pianist. The pair painted it white, hired a tuner, and gave it a new life as the centerpiece of a raucous late-night scene that harnesses the camaraderie of Marie’s Crisis, the talent of the Bemelmans’s bench, and all the frenzy of Glasslands. Located in a spacious former Polish restaurant in Greenpoint, the bar has pulled in some impressive talent. Some nights, Smokin’ Billy Slater is at the bench pounding out boogie-woogie. Other nights, Joe McGinty, formerly of the Psychedelic Furs, leads epic karaoke sessions. Meanwhile, Erika Spring of Au Revoir Simone D.J.’s a weekly (non-piano) party on Wednesdays.