New York City Poolrooms
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billb said:
If you don't plan on leaving Manhattan, your choices are limited. I'd only recommend Amsterdam Billiards (4th Avenue & 11th Street) and that would be my first choice for the entire city. Once you leave Manhattan, I think the places to go are Masters or Carom Cafe (both in Queens). Masters is the action location and primarily a poolroom. Carom Cafe is just a sight to see if you like 3-cushion.
It's been a while since I was there - back then (2000/2001?) Amsterdam had an upper west side location on Amsterdam and an upper east side location on 79th, I think. When did they close those?
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Patrick Johnson said:
Amsterdam East was closed 6/1/04 and Amsterdam West was closed 12/31/06.
Too bad. Their current location looks like it might be near where the Corner Pocket(?) was at that time. Smallish room a coupla steps down from the street. I met Wei there for a few games of 1-pocket.
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Patrick Johnson said:
It was called Corner Billiards and it's the exact same location. Corner Billiards closed in the middle of 2006.
Yeah, I just looked up Amsterdam's website and read about that and saw pictures. I was afraid they'd lose their luster, but it looks like I needn't have worried - nice looking place! Are table rates outrageous?
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Patrick Johnson said:
It depends on the time and day. There are "Power Plays" (specials) throughout the week which you should always ask about. The hourly rate ranges from $5.50/person/hour to $8.50/person/hour depending on the time and day.
Not bad...Jude Rosenstock said:
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