written by and starring Patrick Toon
directed and edited by Montgomery Sutton
sound by Paulina Tobar
In this episode of A New York Minute, a legendary literary speakeasy bar and restaurant so popular that when prohibition ended it never needed to put up a sign! For nearly 100 years, this celebrated drinking hole in Greenwich Village hosted some of the most famous authors of their day, many of whom left signed copies of their dust covers to decorate the walls. Chumley’s is so iconic that “86 It” – a phrase used in restaurants to cut something from the menu – derives from the rear exit used to flee the illegal speakeasy during the days of prohibition. A NEW YORK MINUTE shares bite-sized tastes of the rich history of New York City landmarks large and small.
