Handsome Dick Manitoba, the owner of Manitoba’s bar on Avenue B, appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last week to promote his Throbblehead doll, his upcoming reunion show with the Dictators, and his radio program. Mr. Fallon is a big fan of the jukebox at Manitoba’s, which he calls the “best in any bar in New York City.” A bold claim considering The Library, Double Down, Mona’s, Sophie’s, Doc Holliday’s, B-Side, International Bar, and Mars Bar all have fine jukes (to name just a few). What’s your favorite in the neighborhood?
JIMMY FALLON
Is Jimmy Fallon Right? Does Manitoba’s Have the Best Jukebox in the City?
By STEPHEN REX BROWNAn Ice Cream Quest
By KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS
Khristopher J. Brooks Ben & Jerry’s employee Bernice Wooden hands out a scoop of Maple BlondieFor days I had been trying to track it down — a large truck with Ben & Jerry’s employees passing out free ice cream. It had been driving around Manhattan aimlessly since June 16 and would leave July 29. I was determined to find it.
I don’t eat most sweets and desserts. Pies, cakes, doughnuts and candy bars taste like a mound of sugar when they hit my tongue. But I fold for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, especially Strawberry Cheesecake and Willie Nelson’s Country Peach Cobbler.
And so, I went looking around Manhattan for this truck, hoping that the Ben & Jerry’s crew would give me a scoop.
But there was a problem. The truck was part of a special promotion designed to expose New Yorkers to the company’s newer flavors. The truck had no pre-determined stops; it spent most of its time going wherever New Yorkers tweeted for it to be. Taking the subway to catch the truck would have been a sucker’s game.
After some strategic phone calls and e-mails, I caught up with the truck at Pride Fest.
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