By Stefanie Arck
amNewYork, Sep 8, 2006
While some may lament September as the end of summer getaways, the beginning of allergy season or back-to-school time, others pull their jerseys out of their closets, sign up for their fantasy football league and happily settle into their recliner for the new NFL season. If you can’t shell out the big bucks for Direct TV, though, check out the games at one of these lesser-known sports pubs.
The Hairy Monk
337 Third Ave. at 25th Street
212-532-2929
While this local bar draws ’em in for Sunday brunch, patrons stay for the hospitality, cheap drinks and multiple TVs on which they can get the NFL Sunday Ticket. Check out the Hairy Monk around 12:30, grab a seat in the back and order the $10.95 brunch special, which includes an entrée (like their tasty burger or an omelet) plus two drinks, and gawk at the big-screen TV all afternoon over daily drink specials. If you prefer not to take up room in your stomach with food, try one of the over 15 beers on tap while gazing at any NFL game you’d like on one of their seven TVs, and get settled in with other varied fans for the 1 p.m, 4 p.m. or 8 p.m. game — or all three.
PJ Hanley's
449 Court St. at 4th Place, Brooklyn
718-834-8223
The only thing finer than hanging out outside with good food and friends is hanging out inside with good friends and watching football. At PJ Hanley’s, which claims to be one of New York’s oldest bars, you can enjoy the game with friends over mouth-watering thin-crust pizza or deliciously tasty sliders. Opened in 1874, this local watering hole hosts a mixed crowd of yuppies, Twentysomething recent grads, borough lifers who remember the area before gentrification and off-duty guys in (or out of) uniform. Hanley’s can show any NFL game on their four TVs on Sundays, and on Saturdays, enjoy a BBQ cookout with dishes like smoked chicken with your college football.
Underground
613 Second Ave. between 33rd & 34th Streets
212-683-3000
This Murray Hill spot is a crowd pleaser. You can watch the game or simply kick back and relax. Underground features the NFL Sunday Ticket so football fans can watch any game they’d like in the bar area or on the outdoor patio, while mellower friends sit back with a $10 domestic pitcher or $2 domestic pint in the comfy, couched lounge. Underground doesn’t have its own menu, but you can order in or BYOB (bring your own barbecue) and take advantage of the grill in the back.
Village Tavern
46 Bedford St. at Seventh Avenue South
212-741-1935
In this area of quiet cobblestone streets lives a sports bar with a local feel and enough room to accommodate tourists who pop in for a pint, regulars who enjoy low prices, and NYU students who live down the street along with 50 of their friends. The Village Tavern is a great place to watch the NFL on a projection TV, and 10 smaller ones spattered around the exposed brick interior. They also have ESPN Game Plan so you can watch any college game you’d like. Since they don’t have a kitchen, you can order in from a multitude of local faves, including famous Joe’s Pizza of Bleecker Street. For those who would rather play than watch games, enjoy Golden Tee, Big Buck Hunter or pool with a $2.50 PBR can or Coronita.
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