Fast Company: Every day, this dive bar hosts a "power hour," during which it sells drinks for $1. No wonder it's so popular among cash-starved students at NYU (a 2011 Most Innovative Company).
206 Avenue A (btwn E 12th & E 13th St), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 72 tips and reviews
Sarah Newhall: Wednesday night trivia, 9PM Common Ground. Get a group together and compete in weekly trivia. Prizes included, good drinks, good bar food.