Moe's (bar and lounge)

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 character from The Simpsons, bar owner / operator Moe Szyslak, was honored with a drink special and a poster in the bathroom.