Village People Cowboy To Help Continental Throw Final Party

EAST VILLAGE, NY — East Village watering hole the Continental is having one last wild party before it closes on Dec. 15.

Trigger Smith, the owner of the bar-turned-venue, is calling it quits after 27 years of hosting punk icons such as Steven Van Zandt, Patti Smith and Iggy Pop in the Third Avenue one-story bar between St. Mark's Place and Stuyvesant Street.

Bar-goers will be able to guzzle down the bar's famed "5 shots of anything for $12" deal while partying to a lineup of well-known acts including disco singer Randy Jones from the Village People, guitarist Lenny Kaye from the Patti Smith group, rock musician Jesse Malin and a handful of DJs.

Take it easy on the shots though, the goodbye party doesn't officially get going until 11 p.m. Expect to pay a $5 cover fee at the door.

The no-frills bar expected to close earlier this year and after going back and forth with the landlord the Continental had a series of lease extensions before Smith finally decided to shutter the spot.

The bar's building, and the closed McDonald's beside it, are slated for demolition. The businesses will be replaced with a seven-story boutique office building with retail space.

The Continental at 25 Third Ave. in the East Village is open from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. and closes on Dec. 15 with one last party starting at 11 p.m. Cover charge $5.

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