No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Murphy's Pub & Restaurant

977 2nd Ave. · btwn 51st & 52nd St.
Midtown East, Manhattan

In 2026

No license found in 2026

No matching NYS liquor license, but Overture still lists it as open (listings often outlive the bar)

Last licensed here under this name: 2019–21.

From New York State Liquor Authority active licenses, downloaded October 9, 2026.

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Overview

New York on Tap listed this bar without a review.

History

Same pub, a block away

Murphy's, established in 1976, poured at 977 Second Avenue until that original location closed its doors in 2020^{1, 2}. The pub carries on just a block away, at 986 Second Avenue¹. By May 2024 the old storefront at 977 had become Urban Leaf, a cannabis dispensary².

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

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