Beloved Bushwick watering hole Cain’s Tavern is closing at the end of August, and regulars say they’re bummed to be losing a neighborhood hangout where everyone knows your name.
“It’s just one of one of those places where you can go after work and just hang out,” said Jimmy Craig, a Bedford–Stuyvesant resident. “Since everyone sees it that way, you end up with a lot of familiar faces any time you go.”
Bushwick has changed rapidly in recent years, with rents rising as young folks move further along the L line. Cain’s regulars say they are sad to see the bar become a casualty of the neighborhood’s success, as it is becoming increasingly difficult to find unpretentious, low-key haunts in the area.
“It’s a real shame to see this place go,” said Finley Bomer-Larson, a former Bushwick resident who still comes back to hang out at Cain’s. “It’s not easy to find a home-base kind of bar, especially the way in this neighborhood is going.”
The bar will pour its last beer on Aug. 22. The owners say they are looking for a new home for the bar, but they have not found anywhere yet.
Cain’s Tavern [36 Wilson Ave. at George Street in Bushwick, (718) 326–2663, www.cainstavern.com].
