Erik Helin

Erik Helin’s Recent Articles

Bounce Sporting Club
Drink
Feb 4

The 15 Best Sports Bars in NYC for Watching the Big Game

Where to watch the Winter Olympics on big-screen TVs and cheer on your favorite team for Super Bowl LVI.

Do or Dive bar
Drink
Feb 10, 2020

13 Great Bars to Get a Beer and a Shot for $5 or Less in NYC

Calling New York City expensive is an observation, not a suspicion.

sports bar fans
Drink
Jan 27, 2020

Where Every Type of Fan Should Watch the Super Bowl in NYC

It may come as a surprise, but this year’s Super Bowl is a Patriots-free affair.

Mad Donkey Beer Bar & Grill
Drink
Nov 19, 2019

Bag the Takeout and Check out These NYC Bars With Free Food, Instead

If you don’t like free food, you’re either too proud, or you’re a liar.

Economy Candy
Events
Oct 9, 2019

Deck the Halls, Your Pets, and Yourself in Spooky Accessories, Costumes, and Candy at These NYC Halloween Stores

We’re all familiar with the seasonal “Halloween Store” hustle.

Events
Oct 1, 2019

31 Spooky Film Screenings to Check out in NYC This October

Of all the beloved things inextricably linked to Halloween -- candy corn, spiders, belfrys and the bats therein -- nothing spells the season quite like scary movies.

Zum Schneider Oktoberfest
Events
Sep 11, 2019

NYC’s Best Oktoberfest Celebrations

Now that summer, with its breath-hot humidity and hard seltzers, is starting to unwrench its White Claws from NYC’s collective neck, we can bask in the beautiful decay of three months of glorious fall.

The Football Factory at Legends
Drink
Jul 13, 2018

Where to Watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup in NYC

Soccer fandom in the United States has never been easy with weird local scheduling to keep up with Euro time zones, and other sports crowding the field.

Lifestyle
May 4, 2018

Helping a Friend Move is Everything You Wanted to Do This Weekend

I’m sure this opinion is going to elicit scoffs, but here it is: Helping a friend move is the best way to spend a Saturday, and anytime you’re given the opportunity, you should take it.

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Jack Demsey's
Drink
Mar 13, 2018

Where to Watch March Madness: The Best NCAA Teams' NYC Fan Bars

In the New York of yore, those afflicted with March Madness were quarantined well into April.

News
Feb 26, 2018

Here’s How Much Tax Olympians Actually Pay on Their Medals

For how vaunted Olympic athletes are during the Games, the concept of a “victory tax” on on medals and cash winnings seems in poor taste.

News
Feb 23, 2018

The Figure Skating Exhibition Gala Is the Cherry on Top of the Olympics Sundae

For Olympic athletes, their individual events are the peak of competition -- what they build towards their entire lives.