New Rules Are Same As the Old Rules
What happens when a weekly gossip magazine files a report on clubs and bars that may turn a blind eye to the City smoking ban? A Little Birdy files this report:
i was at the beatrice inn a week or so ago (the friday after christmas actually) and no one, literally NO ONE, was smoking. it'd been a month or two since i had been in, so i scouted out a sufficiently hirsute, skinny-jeans-wearing fellow to ask about it. he said they'd changed the policy and smoking was now off limits. i found it hard to believe but his waify lady friend nodded sadly in agreement. any other news on this? did i just hit an off night? one of the joys of that place has always been its 'den of iniquity' atmosphere. would hate to see that go.
Smart move LB, seeking out the fanciest fellow in the skinniest jeans to get an answer, but like the old adage says - "Never trust a fellow in pants an 11 year old couldn't squeeze into". As you can see from the photograph taken in early 2008, smoking has never been allowed at the Beatrice Inn. That's what "No Smoking" means. For the many nights we have spent there, we never witnessed anyone in violation of these rules, and will personally vouch for the owners and management's vigilant enforcement policies.
DBTH
Reader Comments (3)
I was there last ngiht and i felt like i was in a club with bouncers running back and forth yelling at people to put their cigs out. i think they might have even kicked someone out for lighing up more than once... pretty annoying
I have not been there for a few weeks but maybe its not a bad thing. My leather jacket would take 5 days to slightly get the smell off and my long hair was a MUST wash even after getting home thrashed every time hitting the Bea.
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Beatrice is the most overrated place in Manhattan, it's a joke. I have not been there in a little while, because it's a pretty lame crowd. But I would imagine all the hipsters in their pretty tight jeans and big glasses are still puffing up regardless of what the "rules" are. Additionally, you can smoke in just about any club in the city, especially when things get going.