A number of you requested that I do this twice a year. So here it is.
I started this event in 2010! Run, walk, skate, cycle, drive, taxi, or levitate ... to pubs & eateries...w/ lottsa camaraderie! Begin @ the beginnin' or anywhere in betwixt! & here's the current itinerary:
On Sunday May 4th I am conducting a run from neighborhood bar to neighborhood bar in Jersey City. This has been an annual event since 2010. The point is to visit historic/unique/notable/unusual areas that do not have tourists. NON-runners are welcome.
We start at 3pm at the Grape Vine Tavern and run about 1/2 to 1 ½ mile at a 11:00 to 11:30 minute pace (of course we can subtract or add places)--we usually spend about 30 to 40 minutes at each bar.
We will be using WhatsApp to let you know our location. If you do not have the app, give me your mobile number and I will text you instead. My mobile is 201-424-4491
For those coming from NYC, you can use your MetroCard on the PATH (coming from 33rd St, it is 22 mins to Journal Square Station)
For NON-RUNNERS! You can uber or bike it (bring a lock!). Jersey City has CitiBike too.
THE MAP
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1oA20jwlftsq4I0JVvuhDi71PY1WBM58&ll=40.72532359330633%2C-74.07534706878661&z=15
Run/Cycle/Drive Schedule -
- The Grape Vine Tavern (657 Newark Ave.) 3:00-3:40
Say hello to what might be Jersey City’s oldest bar. Originally known as The Grapevine Cafe, Grape Vine Tavern has been open at 657 Newark Ave since the late 19th Century. An even greater historical nugget dates back to June of 1934- the Newark Ave saloon was the first tavern to apply for and receive a liquor license post-prohibition! Liquor license No. 1. dated June 28, 1934, carries the signatures of then-owner Fred "Pop" Werner and city clerk Michael J. Gill.
In 2018, third owner Tom Mullaghy, 87, celebrated his 50th year owning the Grape Vine. Today, the 1934 license proudly hangs on the tavern wall. The first license of the 593 issued in 1934 is worth around $350,000, but Mullaghy ain’t selling...
https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/08/jersey_city_bar_owner_marks_50_years_slinging_drin.html
- Ringside Lounge (475 Tonnele Avenue) - White Mana (470 Tonnele Ave) 4:00-4:40
A historical landmark, as well as the first Manna to open and was the 1939 World's Fair building. When originally introduced, it was called the "diner of the future" and an "Introduction to Fast Food”. Across the street is the Ringside Lounge (475 Tonnele Avenue), hangout for Mike Tyson when he is in town. His belt is above the bar and the owner keeps on eye on Tyson's pigeon coops on the roof.
https://vimeo.com/116979976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-lZv1xebHI
https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/01/where-costa-is-king-owner-of-iconic-diner-bar-and-gym-reflects-on-three-decades-at-manhattan-and-tonnelle.html
- McGinley Square Pub (755 Montgomery St) 5:00-5:40
- New Park Tavern (575 West Side Avenue) 6:00-6:40
The bar appears as if its doors have been closed for 15 years. With no signs nor lights coming from the windows, this dark, worn, nondescript exterior is a surprise on the inside—spacious, dim, dark wood throughout, a fireplace and an outdoor garden. The tables are ‘converted’ giant wooden spools that would have held electrical cable. Traditionally the bar was a police/firemen hangout.
- The Factory (451 Communipaw Ave) 7:00-7:40
- Moore’s Place (189 Monticello Ave) 8:00-
This large, old, low-key neighborhood spot is great for live music (particularly jazz). Winard Harper Jazz Band performs every Sunday and greats such as trumpet player Philip Harper (Winard’s brother) and guitarist Russell Malone will sometimes stop by. (Joe D’Allegro, Jersey City Independent)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RulMD274fpE
