Danny O's on Staten Isalnd - Bartender was a hooker in past - just give her a few drinks - name is trish

god i hope the holiday cocktail lounge is still alive and kicking.

and for those living in a gutter uptown, there's always night cafe on amsterdam.

Mars Bar on 1st st and 2nd ave. It goes beyond dive. The place has next to no indoor lighting, the bathrooms haven't been cleaned since the place opened and have no locks, I haven't gotten a beer that wasn't skunked there in years, and they proudly display dead houseplants. You have to be in the right mood to take it all in but it's by far my favorite bar in the City. Totally one of a kind.

Holiday Lounge, St Marks Place

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The Cherry Tavern on 6th St. near A is a reliably dirty and cheap place. Blue and Gold on 7th near 1st Ave still offers any drink for under 3.50, but the pours seem lighter and lighter. A note on the Turkey's Nest- on Sunday evenings you can get a 32oz Bud Draft in a styrofoam container to go (complete with a lid and straw) and then watch the local kids toe the line between desperately hip and fiercely competitive at hipster kickball in the park cattycorner from the bar.

I have a favorite but I'll be damned if I'm going to tell the internet where it is!

there is a blog just for dive bars in ny... http:/www.nycdives.com - usually reviews a bar or 2 a week

freddies on prospect heights.

i love this place but because of RATNER, it may be gone soon..

so sad.

American Trash on First Ave... or the mcdougal street ale house in the village

American Trash on First Ave...

One of my elitist friends calls it a dive, so I guess I'll mention the Baggot Inn on 3rd between Thompson and Sullivan in the village.

The Subway Inn, 143 E. 60th St. between 3rd and Lexington.

The Subway Inn, 143 E. 60th St. (Upper East Side) between Third and Lexington Aves.

Lilly Coogans (2nd between 7th & 6th?) or any place in St. George Staten Island that's not Cargo. Danny O's is the most dive, even outdiving the Marz Bar, and is only steps from the ferry.

I agree that in no way is Buttermilk a dive.....for South(ish) Slope, I'd nominate Jackie's 5th Amendment on 5th Ave around 7th St. Never had the nerve to go in but I've seen old guys propping up the bar there at 8am. Timboo's looks dive-ish too.

I'd second the O'Connor's suggestion - and to add to the dives in Carroll Gardens, Cousin's on Court st., while not really a dive per se, has nary a hipster, sports shown at almost all times, and lots of serious drunks. According to local lore, there was one guy who had a heart attack and died in there a few years ago.

Alibi, on DeKalb in Fort Greene. I know it was featured in TONY, but I still think it's a great dive.

But it has air conditioning, which may disqualify it in some people's books. Anyway, I love it.

O'Connors is more of a dive. More of a mixed clientele there but not really a jarring mix of people...but one big thing spells dive bar for that place.

No beer on tap. Zero. It's nice and cheap, too.

Holiday Cocktail Lounge hasn't changed one bit on the Lower East Side, there's Mona's on Avenue B and the aforementioned 169 as well.

The Red Bar in Carroll Gardens/Boerum Hill, Hank's & Last Exit on Atlantic Avenue.

As for Park Slope, not a dive, but I'll be goddamned if Commonwealth isn't the best bar I've been to lately.

Max -- Angry Wade's and "The Bar" (the orange one with an address of 260-something) on Smith might fit the bill for you.