By Adrienne LaFrance
Digital First Media

NEW YORK — There were big, block-lettered instructions on the chalkboard in the window of Brooklyn’s Buschenschank bar this week: “Keep calm and drink on. We are open.”

Bottled water may be the official beverage on emergency grocery lists but many East Coasters were emphatic about ensuring an adequately stocked supply of beer and wine before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.

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