Pacific Standard was standing room only for Obama's acceptance speech.
photo: Woody Loverude
Last night, the mood felt a little different around 10 PM last night at some New York City bars and restaurants. It seems that many New Yorkers decided that they didn't want to be home alone watching the historic moment of Barack Obama accepting his party's nomination, and instead headed to their neighborhood establishments. At the East Village newcomer The Redhead, two mute TVs followed the convention throughout dinner until Obama approached the podium, at which point the volume was turned up and the restaurant came to a standstill for the duration of the speech. Even the kitchen staff came out to watch. And over in Brooklyn, folks were just as fascinated. Park Slope brewpub Pacific Standard was so filled with drinkers seeking to watch the speech in good company that it eventually had to turn people away at the door. As the speech continued, the bar eventually ran out of glasses.
Did you go out to watch the speech? Where did you go?