<p>wow, GS_Banding calm down!!!</p>
<p>its really silly when you have people just popping up out of the blue and claim they are the ultimate authority. </p>
<p>it is VERY hard to get alcohol or get into bars without an ID (fake or otherwise) around columbia. Recently there has been a major crackdown on underage drinking in that neighborhood (and in NYC in general) which of course takes away from the college experience if you are unprepared for it. Most bouncers will just not let you into their bar if you are carrying a fake ID and won't make much of a big deal about it....as for liquor stores, the one on 106th and broadway does not card (I absolutely do not condone underage drinking...i'm just saying....). As for Havana Central (the "West End")...they are now one of the most stringent bars when it comes to carding (after being raided and changing ownership)...so actually its the exact oposite of what GS_Banding was saying, if you dont want any trouble (or if your fake is bad) you should shy away from the West End.</p>