Upper East Side welcomes new bar-restaurant ABV

If there were any doubts that the neighborhood where ABV is located was sorely in need of a hip eatery, the crowds that pack into this new wine bar-restaurant most nights have put them to rest.

ABV - on the nexus of the Upper East Side and Harlem - has answered the prayers of many area residents looking for an alternative to the frat-style bars and Irish pubs on nearby First and Second avenues.