Devoid of customers and with sunlight on the horizon, these photos show a different side to New York’s bustling bar scene.
Captured by photographer Daniel Root and published in a new book titled New York Bars At Dawn, the shots range from well-known establishments like Balthazar, McSorley’s, and the Stonewall Inn to nameless dives.
One shot shows the Minetta Tavern in Greenwich Village closed for business with the lights off and the shutters down. The restaurant and bar – famed