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Have Reservation Apps Forever Changed New York Bar Culture?
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Have Reservation Apps Forever Changed New York Bar Culture?

The Pros and Cons of the New Era of Scheduled Bar-Hopping.

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Jul 10, 2023
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“I want to be let alone.”

Boo Paterson has been a regular at Raines Law Room, the speakeasy-like cocktail bar in the Flatiron District, since it opened in 2009. But she refuses to book a seat through Resy, the reservation app that the bar began using during the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, she emails Meaghan Dorman, Raines’ bar director.

It’s a bit of a ho…

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