Watch Championship Play-off Final at Tempest Bar NYC

This Saturday, May 19,  at 10:00 am NYC time, a treasured spot in the Premier League is on the line as West Ham and Blackpool square off in the Championship Play-off final.

This isn’t a game that will be easily available in NYC. Most bars don’t show any soccer at all, and most also don’t open until 11:30 or so. Thus, you likely came here to find out where to watch the Championship play-off Final in New York City.

Tempest Bar will be showing the West Ham vs. Blackpool game, to a boisterous crowd of fans. As one of the few remaining authentic Irish taverns in NYC, and owned by a sole proprietor who has long been an avid English soccer fan, Tempest Bar is one of the best bars NYC to watch West Ham vs. Blackpool match.

With large TVs everywhere you turn, $4 pints, a pool table, and world class darts, Tempest Bar is one of the very best bars in New York City to watch the Championship Play-off Final. Of course, we’ll also be showing the Champions League Final and the Preakness Stakes later in the day.

We have a huge space, so bring all your friends!

An historic, hard-core NY Rangers Bar

The last time NYC was this excited about the New York Rangers was 1994.

After an historic regular season in which the team had its second-best record ever, and was on track to have the most points in the NHL until a late-season stumble, fans had high expectations as the team entered the playoffs.

While the team’s offensive output has been disappointing and unnerving, and the games uncomfortably close, the fact remains that the team is playing in the Eastern Conference finals, with only the arch-rival New Jersey Devils between them and playing for the Stanley Cup.

Tempest Bar was one of the few bars near MSG that was around in 1994, when there were only about 6 bars in the vicinity. Tempest was crowded when the puck first dropped in the first game of the playoffs, completely full by the time Messier made his famous guarantee and Matteau scored his Double OT goal in the semi-finals against the Devils, and utterly mobbed by the time the Rangers beat the Canucks in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. Police were conducting crowd control out on 8th Avenue.

With the opening of quite a few Johnny-Come-Lately bars in the ensuing years, things won’t likely get as crowded in 2012. But if you want to once again be a part of NY Rangers history, we recommend you visit one of the only places that was part of the most glorious year for the Rangers for its current generation of fans, and has been “home” for thousands of Rangers fans every season since – Tempest Bar, the best NY Rangers bar NYC.

Champions League Final!

A huge event happens this Saturday, May 19, at 2:45 p.m. NYC time. For just the second time, FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC will play each other, this time for  the 2012 UEFA Champions League final.

Many of the bars in NYC focus on American sports, and know nothing about European soccer. Thus, you probably are wondering where to watch the Champions League Final in New York City.

At Tempest Bar, soccer is a religion. We will be one of the best NYC bars showing the Champions League Final, to a boisterous crowd of fans. With large TVs everywhere you turn, $4 pints, a pool table, and world class darts, Tempest Bar is one of the very best bars in New York City to watch the Champions League Final.

We have a huge space, so bring all your friends!

Tempest Bar Hosts the Best Kentucky Derby Party in NYC

This Saturday, we’ll celebrate the Kentucky Derby, known as “the fastest two minutes in sports.” For many in the game, a lifetime of dreams plays out as 20 horses charge down the stretch of Churchill Downs for the first time, and then gradually separate themselves until one stands alone, wearing a blanket of roses, in the winner’s circle.

At Tempest Bar, we’ll be hosting a Kentucky Derby party, with a pool among all our patrons that could yield $100-$200 for the winner.

For those who want a sure winner, we’ll be serving $4 pints and the best price in NYC on other types of beer and our full bar.

Since New York City OTB closed its doors, the only way to legally bet on the Kentucky Derby in New York City is to go to Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens or to open up an account online with one of the services we list below.

NYRA Rewards is operated by The New York Racing Association, which operates New York’s three major thoroughbred racing tracks; it offers free, instant accounts to residents of New York and Connecticut.

TwinSpires is managed by Churchill Downs Incorporated and offers wagering on races at Churchill Downs to all U.S. residents.

The best bar in NYC for the FA Cup Final Liverpool vs. Chelsea

Liverpool Bar NYC

The FA Cup Final, featuring Liverpool FC vs. Chelsea FC, is this Saturday, May 5, at noon EST, live from Wembley Stadium.

The FA Cup Final has been played since 1872. Chelsea has won it six times, including 3 times from 2007-2010, while Liverpool was won the finals 7 times, with its last wins in 2006 and 2001.

You’re likely wondering where to watch the FA Cup Final in NYC. You want a place full of English soccer fans, so that you don’t have to beg the bartender to flip on the channel, but yet you don’t want it to be dangerously overcrowded, either. You also don’t want to spend a week’s salary on food and drink while watching the match.

You’ll have none of these problems at Tempest Bar. We’re a large, spacious place, with plenty of room for you and all your mates. Our pints of beer start at $4, and we offer great prices on pitchers and all other drinks. We also serve the best pizza in NYC for just $20 a pie, and we welcome you to bring in your own food if you wish.

For half-time, we offer a pool table and the best dart boards in NYC.

We’ve become known as one of the best Liverpool bars in NYC, but of course we welcome Chelsea fans as well. We’ve thrived for two decades in a city that hosts the Yankees and Mets, and Giants and Jets, we can manage a little rivalry in our establishment!

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The best Karaoke in NYC

Tempest Bar NYC offers the best karaoke in NYC every Saturday night, from 10:00 to 2:00 am. See our YouTube Channel for some sample performances.

This isn’t the lame version you see in many hotel bars where shy tourists are trying to failing badly to sing a Miley Cyrus song. We call it “cool-aoke” – powered by the team at American Idle Karaoke. They bring a full songbook packed with all your favorite rock, soul, rap and hip-hop favorites.

For those new to Tempest Bar, know that we offer $4 pints, a great price on other drinks, a pool table and dart board, we have plenty of room for large groups, and we let you bring in your own food or order it from any of our neighbors, including NY Pizza Suprema, rated the best pizza in NYC.

See you this Saturday!

Watch Liverpool FC at Tempest Bar

Tempest Bar is the best NYC bar for Liverpool FC fans. Our proprietor, Joe Kennedy, is a Liverpool fan from way back and many of his fellow Liverpool fans show up frequently to watch their favorite team play.

We’re one of the few remaining authentic Irish taverns in NYC. With $4 pints, a pool table, world class darts, the best pizza in NYC, and a guarantee that we’ll always have the Liverpool FC game on the television (as long as its available to us) we have quickly become known as the best place to watch Liverpool FC in NYC.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be showing

• Norwich City vs. Liverpool at 12:30 on Saturday April 28
• Fulham vs. Liverpool at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, May 1
• Chelsea vs. Liverpool in the FA Cup Final at 12:00 on May 5.

Come on by for the game and watch with your fellow fans, and see why were as the best Liverpool bar in NYC!

Nickelback at MSG

The legendary band Nickelback comes to Madison Square Garden on April 19 for its “Here & Now Tour 2012″

BUSH, Seether and My Darkest Days will share center stage. The band released this video introducing the tour. Also, YouTube has video from the tour’s first show.

Tempest Bar is the best bar near Madison Square Garden, and Nickelback fans are our core audience! With $4 pints, the best pizza in NYC, a kick ass juke box, dart boards, and a pool table, we’re an authentic NYC tavern.

Rangers in the Playoffs!

The New York Rangers commence what loyal fans hope will be a lengthy post-season appearance tonight.

The Rangers won the Atlantic Division crown and scored the most points in the Eastern conference. However, the Rangers lost their final two games and 4 of their final ten, costing them the chance to score the most points in the entire NHL.

Tonight, fans hopefully will learn that the late-season disappointment was merely a team that was looking ahead to the playoffs.

Blueshirts United has a video preview of the keys to the first series, against the Ottawa Senator.

Rangers fans LOVE Tempest Bar for its $4 beer specials, pool table, darts, classic jukebox and the fact that everyone in the place has a Rangers jersey on. We also help you order in food from our neighbors, particularly NY Pizza Suprema, which has the best pizza in NYC.

See you tonight!

Mana Comes to MSG

The second U.S. leg of the “Drama y Luz” Tour finally comes to New York City this week, as Maná kicks of two shows at Madison Square Garden on April 10 and 11.

Maná is once again topping the charts with “El Verdadero Amor Perdona,” the third # hit from Mana’s platinum  album “Drama y Luz.”

Tempest Bar is the best bar near Madison Square Garden, and we expect robust crowds before both Mana shows. With $4 pints, the best pizza in NYC, a kick ass juke box, dart boards, and a pool table, we’re an authentic NYC tavern.

After the show, you’re not going to want to go home – you’re going to want to dance! Tempest Bar’s post-concert dance parties have become legendary among Madison Square Garden concert fans. We’re often called one of the best bars near Madison Square Garden.