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Stepping into speakeasies

Nowadays, you don't have to keep your eyes on any secret back doors or hidden passageways to enjoy a cold brew at a speakeasy. Manhattan bars are no longer subject to regular police raids --­ except maybe to flush out those 18-year-old NYU freshmen --­ but there are still a handful of classy old-time joints that keep the speakeasy tradition alive.

Just don't tell anybody. It'll be our little...

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