By Syndicated Content By Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) â Matt Friedlander walked into the White Horse Tavern, grabbed a seat at the polished wooden bar and let out a sigh of relief as he ordered a Budweiser and a glass of bourbon: A major pandemic restriction on drinking in New York City was finally gone. âFourteen months since Iâve done this,â the 39-year-old New Yorker said with an air of satisfaction as he sat on a bar stool, his Havanese and Pomeranian mix perched on the seat to his left. â42 inches high and it just feels right,â he said, referring to the standard height of a bar.