Standings, a Cubs-friendly bar in NYC

Standings has been mentioned in passing as a Cubs-friendly bar in New York City.  I recently visited Standings, and I wanted to give a brief review and also draw your attention to a special Cubs event there this Friday, August 24.

Standings, located in the East Village at 43 East 7th Street, is a smallish sports bar featuring 8 flat-screen HD TVs and Extra Innings as well as a nice selection of great draft beers.  On the night I visited (after a Cubs day game), each screen showed a different MLB game.  I was able to talk at length both with a bartender and with the owner, both of whom were very friendly.  I was told that the largest contingent of Standings regulars are Boston Red Sox fans, followed by Cubs and Mets fans.  Among the baseball memorabilia adorning the walls and bathroom were several prominent Cubs items.

The bar features occasional special events.  The night I visited was termed "Extreme Beer Night" and featured several strong beers, several of which were Belgian, as well as free Vlaamse Frites.  Although small, the bar was not particularly crowded, and my friends and I were able to watch the whole array of real-time baseball comfortably.

This coming Friday, August 24th, Standings will hold a "Chicagoland Blowout," starting at 6pm.  The bar will have four different Goose Island brews on tap and free pizza.  At 9:40pm, the Cubs game versus the Diamondbacks will be shown.  As bad luck would have it, I'll be out of town that night, but I encourage any of you fellow NYC BCBers to pay Standings a visit.