{"id":20185,"date":"2022-07-20T12:45:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T12:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/parents-with-kids-are-invading-bars-and-brewing-controversy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T12:45:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T12:45:42","slug":"parents-with-kids-are-invading-bars-and-brewing-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/parents-with-kids-are-invading-bars-and-brewing-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents with kids are invading bars \u2014and brewing controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>On a typical Saturday or Sunday at Pig Beach, a beer garden with locations in Gowanus and Astoria, the families come early.  They line up at 11:15 or 11:30, so that when the bar opens at noon, they can snag prime tables.<\/p>\n<p>Thirsty moms and dads order some brewskis for themselves and hot dogs and Rice Krispie treats for their progeny.  The kids mess around with the cornhole game and colorful chalk that the bar provides while their world-weary parents get a bit of a break without springing for a babysitter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call [them] &#8216;the stroller patrol,&#8217; \u201d Pig Beach&#8217;s director of operations, Shane McBride, told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>Bars and breweries in the city, particularly those with outdoor space, are increasingly catering to the kiddie crowd.  After the past two years, parents could use a drink \u2014 or three \u2014 and local watering holes are happy to serve them.  But some say that knocking back a pint just isn&#8217;t as enjoyable in the presence of pint-sized customers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Bars and breweries are increasingly catering to parents and kids.  But some say that knocking back a pint just isn&#8217;t as enjoyable in the presence of pint-sized customers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.7.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the &quot;stroller patrol&quot; of parents with younglings are a common sight during weekends at Pig Beach and other popular drinking destinations around NYC.\" class=\"wp-image-23116095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The \u201cstroller patrol\u201d of parents with younglings are a common sight during weekends at Pig Beach and other popular drinking destinations around NYC.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve said it once, and I&#8217;ll say it again: I don&#8217;t hang out in their playgrounds, and I don&#8217;t want them in my bars,\u201d Mike Burmil, a member of the Facebook group NYC Craft Beer Club, told The Post.  \u201cParents, if you think you&#8217;re cool because you can bring your kids to a brewery\/brewpub, you&#8217;re not.  Why stop there?  How about a casino?  A strip club?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But local business owners say allowing kids makes dollars and cents. <\/p>\n<p>Radegast Hall &#038; Biergarten in Williamsburg was strictly 21 and older for years, but in 2018 it started allowing children during daylight hours after customers demanded it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of our regulars started having kids around that time, and we wanted to be able to still include them,\u201d manager Sean Snyder said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.1-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Many younger parents bring their kids out for a few hours of drinks today.\" class=\"wp-image-23116040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Many younger parents bring their kids out for a few hours of drinks today.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But younger customers do present some complications. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ll get the parent who is there to have a few drinks, conversate with their friends .  .  . [they let their kids think] it&#8217;s a playground, and we almost become the de facto babysitters,\u201d Pig Beach&#8217;s McBride said, admitting that the kiddie crowd can get out of control as the afternoon progresses. <\/p>\n<p>And some customers without children aren&#8217;t on board with the trend. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.4.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"It's become increasingly popular for parents to bring their little kids out drinking.  Some patrons are unbothered, but some hate the idea.\" class=\"wp-image-23115988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>It&#8217;s become increasingly popular for parents to bring their little kids out drinking.  Some patrons are unbothered, but some hate the idea.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ray Garvey, a 26-year-old golf pro from Massapequa, Long Island, said that kids in bars are a frustrating distraction when he&#8217;s \u201cjust trying to enjoy some beer with buddies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;re yelling, screaming and running around .  .  .  it&#8217;s unbearable looking in from the outside,\u201d he said.  \u201cI really don&#8217;t get why parents do it and expect the rest of the place to be unbothered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others such as Kajsa Nilsson, a 41-year-old woman from Sweden enjoying an extended stay in NYC, are also down on the pro-kid policies because of how it makes her feel about her own life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Many places like Pig Beach now cater to kids coming along with families.\" class=\"wp-image-23116076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Many places like Pig Beach now cater to kids coming along with families.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s frowned upon where I&#8217;m from, and I don&#8217;t like it here.  It makes me feel judged by parents for not having kids,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>But, some childless 20-somethings are fine with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as they&#8217;re well behaved and watched over, it really doesn&#8217;t bother me at all,\u201d said Chris Willis, 27, of Williamsburg.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Not all customers with kids are against seeing them while out drinking.\" class=\"wp-image-23116180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Pig_Beach_BBQ-_Gowanus-_Booklyn.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Not all customers with kids are against seeing them while out drinking.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And parents are a growing army who are eager to win this battle. <\/p>\n<p>James Holdsworth, a 32-year-old living in Williamsburg, recently grabbed a beer with his 18-day-old son, George, and 33-year-old buddy, Marcus Williams, at Radegast.  The trio had a great time, and Holdsworth, who brought a special thermometer to make sure the beer hall&#8217;s temperature was safe for his newborn, plans to make it a regular outing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can be really easy to lose your old life when you have a kid, and that&#8217;s something my wife and I don&#8217;t want to see happen to us,\u201d Holdsworth said.  \u201cYes, I&#8217;m a dad now, but I still like to come for a beer after work.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Parents_1-copy.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"James Holdsworth took his newborn George to Radegast in Brooklyn.  He brought a special thermometer to make sure the temperature was alright for his son to be there.\" class=\"wp-image-23116193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Parents_1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Parents_1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Parents_1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>James Holdsworth took his newborn George to Radegast in Brooklyn.  He brought a special thermometer to make sure the temperature was alright for his son to be there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a typical Saturday or Sunday at Pig Beach, a beer garden with locations in Gowanus and Astoria, the families come early. 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