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A “Rock ‘n’ Roll Bar” Called Wayward Social Is About to Open in the Old Alaska Space

Just weeks after Alaska closed its doors forever, a new bar called Wayward Social is almost ready take its place at 35 Ingraham St.

A “Rock ‘n’ Roll Bar” Called Wayward Social Is About to Open in the Old Alaska Space
The inside of Alaska in the bar’s glory days. Photo by Katarina Hybenova for Bushwick Daily.

A “Rock ‘n’ Roll Bar” Called Wayward Social Is About to Open in the Old Alaska Space

Just weeks after Alaska closed its doors forever, a new bar called Wayward Social is almost ready take its place at 35 Ingraham St.

A “Rock ‘n’ Roll Bar” Called Wayward Social Is About to Open in the Old Alaska Space

In a very quick development, the space previously occupied by recently closed East Williamsburg bar Alaska has already been claimed. A new bar at the location has been in the works for about eight months, and the owners Michael Rabasco, Franco Barrio, and Fernanda Ribeiro hope to open the doors to the public as early as next week. The new concept? A “rock and roll bar” called Wayward Social.

Rabasco explains that while the new owners want to make the place their own, they won’t change it drastically: they want to “maintain the great things that were Alaska but…

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