Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades

1. Greek Revival Subway Ventilator

58 Joralemon Street (at Hicks St), Brooklyn, NY
Structure · Brooklyn Heights · 1 tip
Strecker Memorial Laboratory is one of Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades.

2. Strecker Memorial Laboratory

East Rd, New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Roosevelt Island · 3 tips and reviews

Katie B.Katie Burns: Now houses a power conversion sub-station to power trains that run underneath Roosevelt Island.

Apothèke is one of Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades.

3. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: on the corner of two of my most favorite streets in new york city: pell and doyers. they're especially mysterious at night. surprise someone as you're walking through chinatown + grab drinks inside.

Beauty & Essex is one of Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades.

4. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Enter through the rustic pawn shop and suddenly reveal a whole secret lounge. Tapas dishes and exquisite cocktails, this is a great place to start the night. Free champagne in the bathroom? Yes!

Back Room is one of Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades.

5. Back Room

8.1
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 203 tips and reviews

Silver A.Silver Arevalo: cool speakeasy bar. there's no sign, you go down the stairs and the entrance is at the back of the building. there's a secret room behind a bookshelf. fridays and saturdays are 25+ to enter.

PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades.

6. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 438 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Found behind a “secret” door next to Crif Dogs, this place is a favorite for classic and tweaked cocktails. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.

Employees Only is one of Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades.

7. Employees Only

9.0
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 513 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The entrance to this West Village speakeasy is behind the fortune teller curtain.

Blind Barber is one of Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades.

8. Blind Barber

8.2
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews
Bathtub Gin is one of Fake Storefronts & Phony Building Facades.

9. Bathtub Gin

8.7
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews