‘It holds a lot of memories’: the push to save a beloved New York dive bar

A Times Square dive bar, a living museum of New York's gritty past, faces an uncertain future as rising rents threaten its survival. | Contesto: cronaca

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• ‘It holds a lot of memories’: the push to save a beloved New York dive bar

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The regulars at Jimmy’s Corner, a beloved dive bar in the heart of Times Square, are mounting a quiet campaign to save their haunt. The bar, opened by former boxer and trainer Jimmy Glenn in 1971, is a living artifact of a grittier, less polished New York City. Its future is now uncertain as the relentless commercial pressures of modern Times Square threaten to erase one of its last authentic holdouts. On a recent Friday morning, patron David Gladman could be found in the back, using his phone's flashlight to examine the decades of history preserved under yellowing laminate on the bar's tabletops. Jimmy’s Corner is more than a place for a cheap beer; it is a physical archive. The walls and tabletops are a mosaic of faded photographs, fight posters, and memorabilia dating back to the bar's earliest days. These images capture not just the history of the establishment but of the city itself—a New York of boxing gyms, smoky rooms, and characters now largely vanished. For regulars, each picture holds a story, and the bar itself functions as a communal living room, a rare space of consistency in a neighborhood that has transformed beyond recognition over the past five decades. The threat to Jimmy’s Corner is emblematic of a broader cultural erosion in Manhattan. As real estate values have skyrocketed, particularly in prime locations like Times Square, small, independently owned businesses with deep roots have been steadily displaced by chain stores, corporate offices, and luxury developments. The bar’s survival for over 50 years is itself a minor miracle, a testament to Jimmy Glenn’s legacy and the loyalty of its clientele, which includes everyone from construction workers and off-duty cops to journalists and curious tourists seeking a genuine slice of old New York. Patrons like Gladman are acutely aware of what is at stake. Their effort to protect the bar is less a formal protest and more a deepening of their personal investment. They are the stewards of its memory, pointing out photos and sharing stories with newcomers, ensuring the narrative of the place continues. This grassroots defense highlights a growing public sentiment in the city: a desire to preserve not...

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