Old Mates New York brings Australian pub flair to Manhattan

Australian pubs come in all forms. There are city institutions, beach town hangouts, and country joints where the locals are practically part of the decor. Now, thanks to Eddy Buckingham, there’s a New York City pub, too. Old Mates is three levels of distilled Australiana, tucked inside a 19th-century building near the city’s Financial District. Buckingham, the Melburnian behind some of New York’s buzziest restaurants (Chinese Tuxedo, The Tyger, and SoSo’s), has teamed up with…