the funhouse. the first winner of the evening. beers, 2$, wine, 4. CHEEEEP! (and good). added bonuses: free online jukebox, totally artist-friendly organization, you can bring dvd's to watch, huge space, and a friendly bar guy named sean who lives in dumbo, paints, struggles, and works there on sundays and wednesdays... the space is brand new and has potential to be the best hang out in brooklyn. well, i think so at least.

it also had this giant penny sculpture (i didn't rotate it, so abe's looking down):

christmas lights everywhere: it had super low-budget but good decor (p.s. john's not really that drunk) : (yes he is)

and i guess this isn't really that relevant, but it also had the most rad building ever across the street from it: