'A lot of people are discovering our bar because of the Rangers playoffs.'
, which has made best-bar lists around the world. But next door at Occidental, he sticks close to home, paying homage to his childhood in North Jersey.
When Kenyon opened Occidental in September 2015, he got in touch with a few of the local New York sports team groups, urging Rangers, Giants, Knicks and Mets fans to watch games and host events at the bar. "It’s like a match made in heaven. I couldn’t have asked for anything more. The dream was to have a New York bar in town, and you found a New York bar," says Michael Flink, founder of the Mile High Blueshirts and the Giants fan club.
On June 3, during game two of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning, Occidental was packed with fans, most of whom were wearing Rangers jerseys, hats or both. Each time the Rangers scored, a fan sitting at the middle of the bar would lead patrons in the"Just to come out and see all these people standing there, it was absolutely incredible.
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