I already posted about Elsie and the Oke Doke here. But it was a bar on East 84th Street that I used to go to back in the early 1980s. Kevin Connell was nice enough to send me a picture of Elsie (with one of the regulars according to Kevin, a woman named Irene). Thank you, Kevin!
Stacy Horn
I've written six non-fiction books, the most recent is Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York.
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I went to the okie dokie a lot in the early 80s no cursing and be respectful and know someone to get in.
She was a no nonsense lady and just a cool bar, is it still open?
Hi Mark. I had another longer post about the Oke Doke, but no, it’s not open. It hasn’t been for a long time and Elsie has since passed away, I am sorry to tell you.