Bar owners and their patrons said the past 12 months have been an economic disaster: Bar stools and cash registers are empty, clubs break the law just to survive and smokers are pushed into the street to puff.

“New York City has gone from the city that never sleeps to Sleepy Hollow,” said Tom Carrube, manager of Sharkey’s Sports Bar and Grill on Staten Island. He estimates that revenue has plummeted 60% as regulars stay home or head to nearby New Jersey for a beer and a smoke.

Source: NY Daily News. Link expired.

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