Yes, in keeping with the "What are we going to name this new place of ours?" "Why change the name!" theme of New York City, this bar used to be a bait shop and is now, by all reasonable explanations, a taxidermy shop with a liquor license.
Like a junk shop, only more cluttered. In case of fire, contents insured for $27 maximum loss. A nearby fallen tree was salvaged and turned into the actual bar, so scores points for resourcefulness. Fishing tackle, harpoons, mermaids, and toys dangling from the ceiling. Younger Hookers dangling on the edge of bar stools. Live music some nights. Unlimited goldfish and Swedish fish? We're easy to...
Good beer and goldfish reel in the Red Hook regulars.:
The Scene
The quaint bar overflows with ""found"" objects: a mermaid, strings of dangling fish, two mounted harpoons from a Long Island basement and a stuffed bear from Indiana. Strings...