Neir's Tavern is a bar located at 87-48 78th Street in the Woodhaven neighborhood of Queens, New York City.

[5] The establishment was owned by the Neir family from 1898 to 1967, after which it went into decline and was ready to close down in 2009, but was saved in the eleventh hour when purchased by new owners.

[10] According to the Queens Chronicle, the restored mahogany bar was originally installed "when Ulysses S. Grant was in the White House.

[12] In response, public officials vowed to take action, and Gordon called the radio show hosted by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.

[13] Three days before the closure was set to take effect, de Blasio and the Queens Chamber of Commerce negotiated an agreement with the landlords that would allow Neir's to stay.

[16][17] Gordon points to the city's failure to bestow landmark status on the bar as evidence of "the oligarchy of the Manhattan-centric system.