Where To Watch The Presidential Debates Around Ditmas Park
For those who need a beer and a crowd of lively commentators to survive the Presidential debates of 2016, there are some great options in Ditmas Park, Kensington and PLG.
For the first debate, Democratic Candidate Secretary Hillary Clinton will face off against Republican Candiate Donald Trump on Monday, September 26 at 9pm EDT at nearby Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
According to NPR, upwards to 100 million viewers are expected to tune in, which could make it the largest viewership for a campaign event in U.S. history.
Here’s a list of gatherings at bars and other venues where you can laugh, drink, cry, drink, kvetch, drink, freakout, drink, and drink.
Keep in mind the debate begins at 9pm, but you can arrive far earlier at all of these venues should you need time to put yourself in your preferred state.
Highbury Pub
Where: 1002 Cortelyou Road at Coney Island Avenue.
Contact: (718) 908-1342
Details: Open 2pm to 4am. They’re showing the debate with volume on 3 TV screens, and the NFL game on one other screen.
773 Lounge
Where: 773 Coney Island Avenue between Cortelyou Road and Dorchester Road.
Contact: (718) 462-9746
Details: Open 11am to 4am. We spoke to the bartender, who said she’s almost positive they will be showing the debate at the bar.
Werkstatt
Where: 509 Coney Island Avenue between Turner Place and Hinckley Place.
Contact: (718) 284-5800
Details: Opens at 5pm, open call for drinking games!
Hamilton’s
Where: 2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway at East 4th Street
Contact: (718) 438-0488
Details: Open from 8am to 1am.
Erv’s on Beekman
Where: 2122 Beekman Place between Flatbush Avenue and Ocean Avenue.
Contact: (714) 315-4436
Details: Open from 8am to 1am — showing on the ‘big screen’
Bluebird Brooklyn
Where: 504 Flatbush Avenue between Ocean and Washington Avenues.
Contact: 718-484-9494
Details: Open 5pm to 11pm.
Prefer to watch the debauchery in the privacy of your own home but don’t own a TV? Thanks to partnerships with various media companies, you can also livestream the debates via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Plan ahead for the other scheduled debates:
Tuesday, October 4. Vice Presidential Debate, 9pm–10:30pm. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) against Indiana Governor. Mike Pence (R). Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia.
Sunday, October 9. 2nd Presidential Debate (Town Hall Style). 9pm–10:30pm. Washington University, St. Louis.
Wednesday, October 19. 3rd Presidential Debate. 9pm–10:30pm. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Did we miss one? Email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com
Additional reporting by Donny Levit.