Nightlife & the Arts in New York City

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Nightlife Overview
Name Category Location
 
Auction House
This Victorian lounge brings a touch of downtown chic to the sometimes... 		Bars Upper East Side
 
Back Room
The Prohibition-era atmospheric touches here include tin ceilings... 		Bars Lower East Side
 
Beige
Gay men in fashion and advertising predominate at this long-running... 		Dance Clubs East Village
 
Blue Note
Considered by many (not least its current owners) to be "the... 		Music Clubs Greenwich Village
 
The Bourgeois Pig
What do you get when you serve all kinds of different fondue... 		Bars East Village
 
Bowery Ballroom
This theater with Art Deco accents is probably the city's top... 		Music Clubs Lower East Side
 
The Bowery Poetry Club
"Poetry Czar" Bob Holman's The Bowery Poetry Club serves up coffee... 		Readings / Lectures Lower East Side
 
Brandy's Piano Bar
A singing waitstaff warms up the mixed crowd at this delightful... 		Piano Bars / Lounges Upper East Side
 
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
America's oldest performing arts center, the Brooklyn Academy... 		Arts Centers Downtown Brooklyn
 
Campbell Apartment
Commuting professionals pack into this Grand Central Terminal... 		Piano Bars / Lounges Midtown East
 
The Carlyle
The hotel's discreetly sophisticated Café Carlyle hosts... 		Bars Upper East Side
 
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is, of course, one of the world's most famous concert... 		Arts Centers Midtown West
 
Film Forum
In addition to premiering new releases, Film Forum, a very special... 		Film Greenwich Village
 
Galway Hooker
The name actually refers to a kind of Irish fishing boat (but... 		Piano Bars / Lounges Midtown East
 
Henrietta Hudson
The nightly parties at this laid-back West Village HQ for the... 		Bars Greenwich Village
 
Hudson Bar and Books
Along with its sister branches—Beekman Bar and Books on... 		Bars West Village
 
Irving Plaza
This two-story venue is known for its solid rock performances... 		Music Clubs Gramercy
 
Jazz Standard
The Standard's sizable underground room draws the top names in... 		Music Clubs Gramercy
 
Joe Allen
Everybody's en route either to or from a show at this "old reliable"... 		Bars Midtown West
 
Joyce Theater
In a former Art Deco movie house in Chelsea, the 472-seat Joyce... 		Dance Chelsea
 
Kiss & Fly
One of New York's most discerning nightlife experts, the dance-music... 		Dance Clubs Meatpacking District
 
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, is the uncontested star... 		Arts Centers Upper West Side
 
Lit Lounge
With a rock roster that's included musical forces as diverse... 		Music Clubs East Village
 
Little Branch
The owners of the secretive, hard-to-access lounge Milk &... 		Bars West Village
 
Living Room
Terre Roche, Connie Acher, and other ace singer-songwriters—some... 		Music Clubs Lower East Side
 
Municipal Art Society (MAS)
The nonprofit Municipal Art Society (MAS) is a committed advocate... 		Readings / Lectures Midtown West
 
The New Victory Theater
In a magnificently restored century-old performance space, The... 		Theater Midtown West
 
Spitzer's Corner
No, you won't rub shoulders with disgraced ex-governor Eliot... 		Bars Lower East Side
 
Splash
At this large, perennially crowded Chelsea bar-club, beefy go-go... 		Dance Clubs Chelsea
 
St. Ann's Warehouse
St. Ann's Warehouse has hosted everything from the boundary-stretching... 		Theater Waterfront Brooklyn
 
Tillman's
Nothing in Chelsea is quite like this glorious "Old Harlem" lounge... 		Bars Chelsea
 
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Raucous sketch comedy, audience-initiated improv, and classic... 		Comedy Clubs Chelsea
 
Village Vanguard
This prototypical jazz club, tucked into a cellar in Greenwich... 		Music Clubs Greenwich Village
 
The Volstead
Named for the Volstead Act, which instituted Prohibition back... 		Bars Midtown East
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