about the kite
The Francis Kite Club is a public social club in the East Village.
Photo by Truce
“The co-founders’ organizing concept for the Francis Kite Club is nothing less than to offer, at once, the comforts of a home away from home and the productive discomforts of engagement beyond the rut of professional and social habit.”
“There is something bigger than beer brewing at the Francis Kite Club, a new haunt in the East Village whose artists hold performances, shape its programming and debate politics from their barstools.”
“Created by Laura Hanna, Kyp Malone, John McEnerney, Alice McGillicuddy, and Laura Raicovich, the bar at 40 Loisaida Ave. is a combo of uptown chic and downtown social club, with an ethos rooted in the spirit of community and the goal of becoming part of the neighborhood.”