Coogan's

Columbia University Irving Medical Center says Coogan’s opened in 1985, during a period of violence and drug crisis in Washington Heights, and became a gathering place for doctors, nurses, police officers, firefighters, students and neighbors. Its owners were Peter Walsh, Dave Hunt and Tess O’Connor-McDade. ABC7 reported that it closed on March 17, 2020 after the state ordered restaurants and bars to shut during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that Lin-Manuel Miranda had helped save the bar after a proposed rent hike. On May 25, 2022, the corner of W 169th St and Broadway was co-named Coogan’s Way; the Armory Foundation, whose track is next door, hosted a reception. In October 2026 Boogie Bakery & Bistro opened in the old Coogan’s space.