Kitty Kiernans opened in 1996, and James Keenaghan owned and ran it from the start1. Spike Lee's 2002 film The 25th Hour was filmed there in part1. Keenaghan has since died2. The pub held a soft grand reopening on March 22, 2025, and it's still at 9715 Third Avenue1, 3.
Researched October 2026.