“Prepare To Be Naked or Get the Fuck Out”
Such were the instructions of bar owner Tom McNeil, shortly after 2 AM Friday night/Saturday morning, on the next to last night at Yogi’s, to those who were planning to come for the final night of drinking, Saturday, October 4. Presumably he meant only the ladies, but, as we see from some of the photos below, it would not surprise us if some of the Yogi’s men tried to show to the world that they indeed have balls.
I already wrote my Yogi’s epitaph on the chalkboard:

The countdown clock is getting scaringly low:

The lovely Patience was behind the bar:

Plenty of folks jammed the bar for this next to last night:




Free drink cards for The Duck, which opens Thursday, Oct. 9, were handed out:

Tom helped us see the philosophical side of Yogi’s closing:


And after the bar closed, it was time for Tom to rest:

I already wrote my Yogi’s epitaph on the chalkboard:

The countdown clock is getting scaringly low:

The lovely Patience was behind the bar:

Plenty of folks jammed the bar for this next to last night:




Free drink cards for The Duck, which opens Thursday, Oct. 9, were handed out:

Tom helped us see the philosophical side of Yogi’s closing:


And after the bar closed, it was time for Tom to rest:

Labels: bars, beer, dive bars, Eddie Goldman, New York, Tommy McNeil, upper west side, Yogi's