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Irishmen Replacing Rivera's In Fair Lawn With Modern Bar & Restaurant Irishmen Replacing Rivera's In Fair Lawn With Modern Bar & Restaurant
Irishmen Replacing Rivera's In Fair Lawn With Modern Bar & Restaurant Philip Quilter and David Casey came to the U.S. in the early 1990s with a few hundred bucks and a dream. Fast-forward nearly three decades later, and the Irishmen own three thriving New York City bars -- and soon a fourth in Fair Lawn. Quilter and Casey are transforming Rivera's Owl Pub on Maple Avenue into "The Craftsman," a family-friendly restaurant during the day that will become a modern bar at night. "The name is homage to craftspeople in general like bartenders, gunsmiths, cobblers, etcetera," Quilter said. "We have black and white photos on the walls in our place in Harlem paying…

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by Cecilia Levine