Where to Watch Arsenal in New York
Short version: O'Hanlons on East 14th Street is the main room, the one that takes over from the legendary Blind Pig and erupts every time we score. But New York has Gooners packed into pubs across Manhattan and Brooklyn, all run under the NYC Arsenal Supporters' banner, and the lot rotate which pub is the official meet-up depending on the fixture. So before you set your alarm, check arsenal.nyc for which pub is the designated venue that matchday, then pick from the seven below.
There are more Gooners per square mile here than anywhere outside N5. Sound on, big screens, pints poured before most of the city has had its coffee. You will not be watching alone.
When the match actually kicks off (New York time)
This is the bit that catches travelling fans out. New York is five hours behind London, so a Saturday afternoon in the Premier League is a morning here. Plan your alarm, not your evening.
- 12:30pm UK early kickoff to 7:30am ET. Sunrise pint territory. Only a couple of pubs open this early, so this is where it matters most. Highbury Pub in Brooklyn opens for the 7:30s.
- 3pm UK Saturday to 10am ET. The standard slot and the busiest. A lie-in or Saka. The right answer is obvious.
- 5:30pm UK Saturday to 12:30pm ET. The civilised one. You can have a proper breakfast first.
- 2pm UK Sunday to 9am ET, and 4:30pm UK Sunday to 11:30am ET. Sunday games skew a touch later, which your liver will thank you for.
- 8pm UK midweek (Champions League) to 3pm ET. Sneaking out of work to watch us in Europe at 3pm on a Tuesday while everyone else is in meetings is one of the great perks of being a Gooner in this city.
Rule of thumb for the morning slots: the room is full a good half hour before kickoff. For a 10am, that means in your seat by 9:30 or you are standing. For the big fixtures, earlier still.
The pubs, ranked
1. O'Hanlons: the main event (East Village, Manhattan)
349 E 14th St, Manhattan. This is NYC Arsenal's home base, the spiritual successor to the Blind Pig after it closed in 2019, and on a big matchday it is the one you want. Below street level on 14th Street, dark and cosy, eleven screens, two pool tables, and a room that genuinely erupts when we score. House pints for $4, which in Manhattan is close to a crime. Opens 8am at weekends for the early kickoffs and stays open until 4am if the day turns into a session.
What kind of day: rowdy, packed, the full thing.
Tip: it hits capacity fast. For a 10am kickoff you want to be down those stairs by 9:15, especially for the north London derby or anything in Europe.
2. Jack Doyles: best base for visitors (Midtown, near Penn Station / MSG)
240 W 35th St, Manhattan. If you have just landed and you are staying anywhere near Midtown, this is your easiest option. Steps from Penn Station and Madison Square Garden, so you can roll off the train and be watching within minutes. Classic Irish pub, two floors, eight to ten TVs, sound on for Arsenal. Full kitchen doing shepherd's pie, bangers and mash, fish and chips. Opens 8am Monday to Saturday.
What kind of day: tourist-friendly, easy, well-fed. Kids welcome if they are seated at a table.
Tip: Sunday it does not open until 11am, so for an early Sunday kickoff you will miss the start. Check the slot before you commit.
3. Highbury Pub: the Brooklyn soul pick (Ditmas Park, Brooklyn)
1002 Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn. Named after the spiritual home and it earns it. A small Brooklyn neighbourhood pub that is not much to look at inside, which is entirely the point. Opens for the 7:30am kickoffs, no music during the match, sound always on. They do DUB Pies and bar snacks, and there is free food during Champions League games. The regulars know each other by name and they will have adopted you by halftime.
What kind of day: early-riser friendly, proper local, warm.
Tip: it is a long way from Manhattan. Take the B or Q to Cortelyou Rd. Worth the trek if you want the real thing over the big crowd.
4. Paddy's of Park Slope: the South Brooklyn local (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
273 13th St, Brooklyn. Founded by a lifelong Gooner who wanted a proper local for the South Brooklyn lot, and it feels like one. A different energy from the Manhattan rooms: more neighbourhood pub, less crush. If you are based in Brooklyn and do not fancy the scrum, this is your spot.
What kind of day: relaxed, neighbourhood, families welcome.
Tip: good shout if you want to actually hear the bloke next to you. F, G or R to the 4th Ave-9th St area gets you close.
5. Fancy Free: the Fort Greene option (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
71 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn. A Brooklyn supporters' venue with a reputation for good food and a properly mixed crowd. Not the biggest screen setup in the city, but the room carries it. Solid choice if you are south of 14th Street and cannot face the trip up to O'Hanlons.
What kind of day: food-first, mixed crowd, easygoing.
Tip: C train to Lafayette Ave drops you almost at the door.
6. Seven Sins: the newer Manhattan rotation pick (Gramercy / Kips Bay, Manhattan)
293 3rd Ave, Manhattan. One of the newer additions to the NYC rotation. Pours a great Guinness and puts the match on with the sound up. A reliable fallback when O'Hanlons is rammed and you still want to be in Manhattan.
What kind of day: overflow option, steadier crowd.
Tip: check arsenal.nyc before heading here, as it is part of the rotation rather than a guaranteed every-week spot. 6 train to 23rd St is closest.
7. Olde City: the Chelsea rotation pick (Chelsea, Manhattan)
201 8th Ave, Manhattan. A Manhattan venue with a bit of Highbury-inspired charm to it, and part of the same NYC rotation. A good west-side option when it is the active pub for the day.
What kind of day: rotation venue, calmer Chelsea crowd.
Tip: same rule as Seven Sins. Confirm it is the active venue at arsenal.nyc first. C or E to 23rd St.
A match-day itinerary (10am ET kickoff, Saturday)
For the full Manhattan version of the day:
Pre-match (from ~9am): grab a coffee and a bacon, egg and cheese from any deli near the pub. You are about to drink at 10am, so line the stomach. If you are at O'Hanlons, there are plenty within a block of East 14th.
The match (9:30am, in your seat): O'Hanlons if it is the designated venue and you want the loud one. Down the stairs by 9:15 for a derby. If it is mobbed, Seven Sins up on 3rd Ave is your nearest Manhattan backup.
After (from ~12pm): if we won, you are not going home. Stay put for the next kickoff, or wander up toward Union Square and keep it going. If it is a late slot you have been spared the worst of the day and can actually make an afternoon of it.
Brooklyn version: same shape, but build it around Highbury Pub or Paddy's, and accept you are committing to the borough for the morning rather than hopping back to Manhattan.
Getting around
New York is easy to do this in if you know which trains matter.
Manhattan cluster. O'Hanlons (E 14th), Seven Sins (3rd Ave near 22nd) and Olde City (8th Ave at Chelsea) are all in the same lower-Manhattan band and you can hop between them. For O'Hanlons, the L to 1st Ave or anything into Union Square (4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W) puts you a few blocks away. For Seven Sins, the 6 to 23rd St. For Olde City, the C or E to 23rd St, or the 1 to 18th. Jack Doyles sits apart up in Midtown by Penn Station, which is exactly why it is the best one to roll into off a train (A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 all stop there).
Brooklyn. The two boroughs are a real choice here, not a quick hop, so pick one for the morning. Highbury Pub is deepest out: B or Q to Cortelyou Rd in Ditmas Park, reckon on 35 to 45 minutes from Midtown. Paddy's of Park Slope is closer in (F, G or R toward 4th Ave-9th St). Fancy Free in Fort Greene is the most central Brooklyn pick, C train to Lafayette Ave, and the quickest to reach if you are coming from Lower Manhattan over the bridge.
The honest take: if you are visiting and short on time, stay in Manhattan and build your day around O'Hanlons and Jack Doyles. If you want the neighbourhood-pub version and you do not mind the ride, Brooklyn is where the warmest rooms are.
Times and details sourced from fans via GoonerPubs and the NYC Arsenal Supporters' setup. Pubs rotate which venue is official by fixture, so always check arsenal.nyc for the day you are going. Spot something out of date? Add or update a pub on GoonerPubs.