Hiding in plain site, two townhouses stand amongst the skyscrapers of Rockefeller Plaza. But why? How did they survive? We have answers. Apparently back in 1892, Paddy Daly, Daniel Hurley and Connie Hurley signed a long-term lease on the property at 1240 Sixth Avenue where they opened a popular Irish pub called Hurley’s. It even operated as a speakeasy during prohibition, according to Scouting NY.