Another small-business casualty of the coronavirus shutdown, Foley's pub on West 33rd has closed for good.
This afternoon, owner Shaun Clancy posted a sad video on Twitter to say, "Foley's won't reopen. Just with everything that's going on, there's just no way that I see that we can do it."
He thanks his customers and family, and concludes, "This is the end of the inning, but not the end of the game."
Foley's, located in an antique barroom featuring many original features, overflows with a stunning array of baseball memorabilia.
I've enjoyed a few burgers there over the years and once got an impromptu tour from Shaun's father, John Clancy, who pointed out the pistol he got from mobster Frank Costello and told about his days working at Toots Shor's, serving Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason.
Foley's was a true New York original. Pour one out.
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