NYC: All the Week’s Parties
Cayte Grieve
November 12, 2009
As the holidays near, it's fun to roll the dice on what former hotspot will have a revival, or what invitees may finally get a glimpse of the most exclusive space by way of special event invitation. This week alone the The Bowery Hotel had a major resurgence, proving it's a party player by hosting the annual Humane Society’s Cool vs. Cruel benefit, back-to-back with tonight's Art Rocks! event. Same with the six-thousand-foot "local hang'" -- The Ainsworth -- which was ground zero for Stylecaster's Short Films Premiere Party. Sienna and Savannah Miller hosted a dinner to celebrate their spring 2010 collection at the Royalton (not exactly the downtown scene we'd imagined for them). Party palaces also revive with extreme makeovers' the closed 105 Rivington space -- a splinter off of the Rivington Hotel -- is getting a redux. It will be called CV, and it had a little show-and-tell this past Tuesday. All in all, the holiday times bring a little nightlife cheer in the form of new beginnings at old places, reminding people how awesome some of our nighttime landmarks can be.
SUNDAY
Lowdown: It’s been a while since the playing field has leveled, but it seems as though there are some new sketchy Sundays in our future.
Hot Now:
● GoldBar (Nolita) - Some say this is as good as Sundays could get, but they got even better last weekend when they celebrated their big two-year anniversary with DJ Jesse Marco, Mark Ronson, Danny Masterson, and the like.
● Sway (Sway) - Moroccan-themed rocker. Share in the angst with La Lohan on Sunday-night Morrissey fests.
● Greenhouse (Soho) - Though it may have a troubled door, Green’s Sunday night has been thriving.
Worth a Look:
● White Slab Palace (Lower East Side) - A pretty awesome Sunday-nighter, taking the back door while we all were watching the front for their awesome Friday-night party to return. Sunday is one to stumble into; don’t expect boldfaced names like on Fridays.
MONDAY
Lowdown: It’s true, Le Souk (East Village) is officially closed. East Villagers grievethe loss, sort of. But let’s not forget about Monday Night Football; we did, and accidentally found ourselves having an awesome time at sporty spaces.
Hot Now:
● Antik (Greenwich Village) - Okay, so Le Royale’s former party isn’t actually in Antik, it’s in the basement of Antik. We swung into the small, rock ‘n’ roll space it was small enough to feel really full, even on a slow night. Naturally, it heats up on the late side, after Monday Night Football has dissolved. Go to make friends.
● Stanton Social (Lower East Side) - Yes, still a great place to have a fun bite/Monday night drinks.
● Butter (Noho) - Monday night was packed again, though curiously the party is getting to be a bit more hipster.
Worth a Look:
● Black & White (Greenwich Village) Restaurant becomes cramped, sexy, sweaty hotspot after ten.
● Warren 77(Tribeca) - Just right for football fans with a bit more flair.
● Johnny Utah’s (Midtown West) Those huge TVs! It’s like a co-ed college party for industry folks (and half of them are not watching football).
Events: On November 16, GuestofaGuest will be celebrating their new site design, with a Re-Design Party at 675 Bar.
Comments (6)
Posted by bsk150 on Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 05.30 pm
Really slurping SubMercer, eh Grieve?
Posted by Cayte Grieve on Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 06.14 pm
so the general office vibe promises. Suggestions are very very very welcome.
It doesn’t seem to me that Above Allen is really a ‘party’ on Thursdays - more like a few people casually getting a drink prior to going out. And while I am not sure it is deserving of mention on the list, Southside still packs in the odd preppy/hipster mingling circa 2 AM on Thursdays (though inexplicably is a ghost town any earlier - don’t people have to get up in the mornings anymore?)
Posted by Cayte Grieve on Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 10.10 am
awesome info. Actually heard the same thing from a friend yesterday. I’ve heard that Southside does get a nice ‘late’ rush. I’ll be sure to include your tip next week and check it out myself. What about weekends, colin?
Posted by Colin on Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 06.23 pm
I tend to agree with your choices, though I haven’t been to Butter/Civetta on Friday yet and would perhaps posit that Boom seems to be the place to be basically every night of the week presuming you can get in. On a tangent, the Civetta downstairs has something of an odd layout, if it gets packed the fact that there is the one bar squeezed to the left of the stairs and the DJ booth to the right make for a bit of a traffic jam as people tend to mill about and leave the rest of the space empty. At a relatively small party (~60-70 people) a few Thursdays ago this turned into an issue. Rumor is that that may get rectified though.
Standard Grill was the tops for me throughout the summer, though I fear with the weather turning I will be able to compel fewer and fewer people to engage in highly titrated ping pong matches. It was sedate enough that you avoided all of the hassles associated with Friday and Saturday nights. Also hassle free, per the best dance parties post, Santos is good for Fridays if you want a high quality dose of hip hop (though with the caveat that Santos is definitely not for everyone). Assuming you don’t mind the hassle, SL is picking up a full head of steam if you’re willing to brave MePa on the weekend, Southside does good Saturdays as well (not what it was a year ago, but the tunes and pitch black lighting are a recipe for resiliency).
That ended up being more long winded and circuitous than expected - should leave the writing to the writers.
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Posted by anonymous on Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 04.58 pm
Considering that public records show hat there was a kifing at Both Goldbar and Greenhouse.... I would not consider these places to visit during the Holidays....local police records will show there was a shooting at Greenhouse as weell 6 weeks ago.