heard the rainbow has a great view for evening drink - is there any place else less stuffy?

Um, would you care to give us a clue as to where you're referring?

Rooms with a view: definately the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center, Broadway Bar at The Marriott Marquis, The View at The Marriott Marquis.

The bar on the 14th floor of the Ritz Carlton in Battery Park City.

Overlooks Statue of Liberty etc. Beautiful at night.

The Pier @ Key West, San Marco Sq. - Venice, The Eiffel Tower, Next to the St. Charles Bridge in Prague, Sausalito w/a view of the Golden Gate (I think that's the Golden Gate). Fisherman's Wharf, The Hofbrau House - Munich, the lido in Oostende, Belgium, any of the canals in Amsterdam & the list goes on & on. I'm sure they meant NYC but you SHOULD be specific.

Rita, here's another suggestion. If you look at your keyboard on either side of the other keys should be an oversized one which says "shift" if you touch it, it will allow you to capitalize things like names.
"the rainbow" has un unbelievable view if you can figure out how not to fall through it. But The Rainbow Room has a very nice view also.

The rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The top of the Peninsula hotel.

The Penn-Top Bar at the Peninsula Hotel