An old church which has seen the light and been converted into a small pub with lots of memorabilia and photographs on the walls, the back door leads to the toilets via a hidden courtyard with a colonial feel.

Say hello to the Mercantile for me

Nice food market on Sunday, had some delicious Crab Cakes there.

Inebriating Tribeca locals for over 25 years, this shabby, no-frills watering hole is the true embodyment of a dive, with the suspended taxidermy driving home the "lodge" part of its moniker. Expect $2 PBR, well-worn wooden furnishings enhanced by strange, reddish lighting, and rickety metal bar stools with beat-up green vinyl seats. The patronage is mostly of the Bud-chugging, pool-playing male persuasion, except it does fill up with homebound office folks for a little while after work. One of the first downtown businesses to re-open following September 11th, there's a collection of memorabilia over the bar. www.raccoonlodgenyc.com/ http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/west.broadway/westbroadway.html