2 By 4 68 2nd Ave. (@ 4th St.)
East Village
212.254.5766
2 By 4:
If you’re still pissed that you weren’t picked to star in Striptease, shimmy over to 2 By 4 and grab yourself a PBR. The down ’n’ dirty jukebox has patrons shaking what their mama gave ’em (and occasionally mistaking the bar for a place to practice their pole dancing) while video games and a pool table lure easy, sleazy frat boys from various Manhattan ’hoods. It’s good that the booze is cheap—this honky-tonk hotspot doesn’t accept plastic—and when you’re busy throwing ’em back while watching the (ahem) entertainment, it’s easy to lose track of your tab.