Moe's

80 Lafayette Avenue | also 84 South Portland Avenue, 86 South Portland Avenue | Fort Greene | built 1931

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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2001
June
Ruby Lawrence and Chelsea Altman open Moe's bar in a former tailor's shop
Moe's opened in June 2001 at 80 Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene, in a space that had been a tailor's shop. Ruby Lawrence and Chelsea Altman were the owners. It spread over two levels and was furnished with thrift-store pieces, including a vibrating chair, plus a dance floor at the back.
“Opened in a former tailor's shop in June 2001 by Ruby Lawrence and Chelsea Altman…”
Source: Wikipedia
2001
Moe's draws an unusually mixed crowd to Fort Greene during gentrification
Moe's stood out in a rapidly gentrifying New York by drawing patrons of many races, genders and social backgrounds. New York magazine joked that an after-school special should be filmed there, and the Village Voice described it as a meeting ground for old-school Fort Greene, urban bohemians and newer professionals. A drink special and a bathroom poster honored Moe Szyslak of The Simpsons.
Source: Wikipedia
2011
April
Moe's closes at the end of April amid rising rent, and hundreds pack the farewell
Moe's shut at the end of April 2011, with rising rent given as the reason. Hundreds of people crowded in for the closing. The incoming tenants named the bar that took over the space Mo's, a choice that drew controversy.
“Moe's closed at the end of April 2011 due to rising rent, and hundreds packed its closing. The new renters controversially named the new bar that took its place Mo's.”
Source: Wikipedia

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