by Erin Conlon It can feel like a milestone to hit five years in business in the neighborhood, let alone 45. Which is exactly the landmark anniversary that family-owned bar Turkey’s Nest Tavern celebrated over Memorial Day Weekend.
Opened in the early 1980s, The Nest has been holding down the fort at 94 Bedford Avenue on the corner across from McCarren Park. Hailed by some as “the last of the old-school dive bars,” it represents simpler times in…
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