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Proper Bar . 300 K St., NW.

Three months after opening their first New York bar, Manhattan Proper, Rob Zahn and Will Strozier found themselves in the path of a Category 3 hurricane.

In November 2012, Hurricane Sandy tore through lower Manhattan, flooding subway tunnels and knocking out power across the city. A transformer explosion darkened much of downtown, including their new Tribeca bar. “It was a kind of baptism by fire,” Strozier says. “Even though it was hard, I’m thankful for that, because it really did prepare us for what the worst-case scenario could be.”

Over the next decade, the pair built a small empire of “Proper” venues, opening eight businesses t

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