Mars Bar. East Village, New York City. "Wendy Mitchell, the author of “New York City’s Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the Five Boroughs" lists 10 criteria for what makes a bar a dive bar. Rule No. 1 – “There needs to be an old man who looks like he’s in there every night, or at least the bar should look like an old man might wander in at any moment. A grimy place that’s filled with 22-year-old hipsters doesn’t count.” Rule No. 3 – “If barkeeps are charging $7 for a bottle of beer, or…