Moe's (bar and lounge)

For the fictional bar in The Simpsons, see Moe's Tavern.

Moe's was a bar in Fort Greene, Brooklyn that closed in 2011.

History

Opened in a former tailor's shop^[1] in June 2001 by Ruby Lawrence^[2] and Chelsea Altman,^[3] the bar was popular and unusual in aggressively gentrifying post-Giuliani New York City in that it attracted an extremely mixed crowd, racially, gender-wise,^[1] and socially. New York magazine found it so racially diverse they quipped "they should shoot an after-school special here."^[4] The Village Voice called it a "nightlife crucible for the colliding worlds of old-school Fort Greene, urban bohemianism, and yuppification."^[5]

The bar's bi-level space was decorated with thrift-store furnishings,^[4] a vibrating chair,^[1] and a dance floor in the back.^[5] The namesake character from The Simpsons, bar owner / operator Moe Szyslak, was honored with a drink special and a poster in the bathroom.^[1]

Closing

Mo's Bar and Lounge in 2017

Moe's closed at the end of April 2011 due to rising rent, and hundreds packed its closing.^[6] The new renters controversially named the new bar that took its place Mo's.^[7][8]