Molly’s Pub and Restaurant which stands on 287 Third Avenue was first established as a bar in 1895 (name unknown). During Prohibition (1920-1933) it operated as a grocery store. In the mid 1930s following the Repeal of Prohibition the space once again began to serve alcohol with a rooming house upstairs. The original bar from this time was constructed from Honduran Mahogany and together with the original wood burning fireplace is still in place today. In 1964 the bar was purchased by the Purfield family Dublin and Galaway, designed by the Stanley Franks in the Tudor style that exists today and named Molly Malone’s after a popular Irish folk song. In 1991 Molly Malone’s was taken over by Peter O’ Connell from Co Meath who renamed it Molly’s Shebeen-a shebeen is an illegal drinking establishment. In 1995 Peter was joined by John Ronaghan from Co Monaghan and together they manage Molly’s serving traditional Irish and American pub fare to a loyal and much appreciated Gramercy neighborhood.