May. 12, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Some New Yorkers drink to forget their MTA-related woes, hoping to ease the pain of a long delay or sweaty subway car with a strong cocktail at the local bar.
But beleaguered straphangers won’t find an escape at Grand Army Bar. The bar’s newest themed menu is an alcoholic homage to the city’s transit system, with 14 drinks inspired by the wonders and horrors of the daily commute.
“The 242nd St./Van Cortlandt Park,” for example, is a “whiskey-based tiki swizzle” flavored with apricot, lemon, and poppyside and inspired by the Lloyd’s Carrot Cake steps from the end of the 1 train line in the Bronx. One of the non-alcoholic drinks, the “Accessible Station,” is made with spirit-free gin, papaya, guava, and dairy-free clarified coconut milk, is described as “accessible to many.”