Microbrewery Coming to Port Jervis’ Front Street

Community, sustainability, fresh food and locally-made beer part of the blue print

A design for the front of Fox N Hare Brewing Co. in Port Jervis at 46-48 Front Street. Fox N Hare Brewing Co.

PORT JERVIS—Another building in Port Jervis might have fallen to the demolition crews if it weren’t for two young entrepreneurs with altruistic intentions to renovate it into a restaurant and brewery.

The building, 46-48 Front Street, was declared unsafe last September and the city was considering tearing it down until Sean Donnelly and David Krantz, both in their 30s, came along with an offer to buy and renovate it.

They had been kicking around the idea of opening a brewery/restaurant for a while and had even gotten into the final planning stages, but it wasn’t till they found Port Jervis that their dream came close to reality.

They said the helpfulness of the city, particularly the mayor, was like night and day compared to what they had heard about opening a business in New York City. With the support of local business owners Debbie Raia and Gordon Graff guiding them through the process, their biggest challenge is now renovating the building.

Port Jervis is home to a lot of amazing buildings and households, most of which deserve to be kept.

— David Krantz, Owner, 46-48 Front Street in Port Jervis