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Big box former Times Square club couldn't pay its bills without catering to a niche crowd, so now that's what they do: private event space (catering), a.k.a. Arena, when they're not holding an uber-Asian crowd or Gay Sundays. Lloyd would be proud. So would Darwin: welcome to the natural evolution of nightlife—only the strong, gay, and Asian survive. Ask your waiter for a booking: they'll drag a girl you fancy to your table like a piece of Korean BBQ beef. No joke.
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