Hot bird is a great idea. they have great beer and snacks and a large outdoor space.
I also like the idea of Velska - the fact that they're supporting a racing team and they have pierogies, but it's kinda a stretch for me to trek into manhattan just for drinks.
I can probably, heck, I can do Hot Bird, but won't really push for Manhattan drinks on a school night. Can we set this Tuesday? I won't be racing, but you guys can tell me all about it...
A bunch of us used to do a pretty regular grub-on at Franklin Park after Floyd - it takes a few times to get over the self-consciousness of being all swamp-ass in lycra, but I can personally attest that Al Barouh chatted up a lovely lady while in his kit and stocking feet.