No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

The Pencil Factory

142 Franklin St. · at Greenpoint Ave.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

In 2026

Closed; now Sonny's Corner

Last licensed here under this name: 2023–25.

Checked October 19, 2026.

New York on Tap listed this bar without a review.

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