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Pigeons in New York are far outnumbered by night owls. From Brooklyn dive bars to A-list Meatpacking District lounges, the city has nightlife to satisfy every kind of partier. While you can get a drink at almost any hour, most clubs don't get going until after midnight, and a good night in New York usually lasts until 4am. Fortunately, the Subway runs 24hr., so you can get back to your hostel without dropping any extra cash. Considering how pricey the New York scene can be, you may want to save up by doing some pre-party drinking before you hit any clubs. New Yorkers pride themselves on style, so leave your sneakers at home and put on something nice. These days, indoor public spaces are all non-smoking. If you want to light up you'll be among the many New York smokers hanging outside the doorway of every city nightspot. Chelsea and Greenwich Village are Manhattan's GLBT nightlife centers, while the Lower East Side, the East Village, and Williamsburg offer the best of the rest. To keep up on the latest openings and parties, keep your eye on publications like The Village Voice, Time Out New York, and New York Magazine.
Vintry Wine and Whiskey, 57 Stone St., (www.vintrynyc.com), Considered to be the premier wine and whiskey bar in New York City, Vintry Wine and Whiskey has 100 wines available by the glass and 200 whiskeys ...more
Lucky Strike, 59 Grand St. (www.luckystrikeny.com), Poussez to enter this French-style bar, where the drinks are written in faded letters on glass above the bar. You can feast on a croque monsieur ...more
200 Orchard St., 200 Orchard St., at E. Houston St. (www.200orchard.com), Focused on being an inclusive, neighborhood establishment, the bartenders here are hands-down the nicest, friendliest people you ...more
Village nightlife is a many-splendored thing. Most of the neighborhood's fame began in its nightspots—in the theaters, speakeasies, and music clubs that lay at the edge of the avant-garde. Many of ...more
The Meatpacking District is an orgy of jet-set pretty young things, see-and-be-seen clubs, stone-faced bouncers, pointy shoes, fake boobs, and $16 cocktails. Haughtiness and high prices are to be expected ...more
Niagara, 112 Ave. A, at corner of E. 7th St. Old soda shop meets edgy night owl nest; for example, the walls are adorned with cartoons drawn lovingly onto plastic panels with markers. Live DJs and a dance ...more
Barracuda, 275 W. 22nd St. Notorious for side-splitting drag shows Sunday through Thursday nights at around 1am, this laid-back gay bar welcomes a mixed crowd. Male voices belting Whitney Houston's “I ...more
Pat O'Briens, 1701 2nd Ave., between 88th and 89th St. (www.patobriens.com), A little piece of Boston transported to the Big Apple. TVs broadcast Beantown sports, and Boston memorabilia spans the walls ...more
The Dead Poet, 450 Amsterdam Ave. (www.thedeadpoet.com), On a wall toward the back of the bar among a group of quotations from other deceased literary figures is a sign that reads, “Man, being reasonable ...more
68 Jay Street Bar, 68 Jay St. (www.68jaystreetbar.net), Just beyond the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, 68 Jay Street fills up early with the usual DUMBO suspects: expect new arrivals swapping gallery ...more
Williamsburg's nightlife has been at the center of its renaissance over the past 15 years. The mostly underground music scene that took advantage of the neighborhood's abandoned industrial spaces has been ...more
Last Exit, 136 Atlantic Ave. (www.lastexitbar.com), Tucked in amid the crowd of Middle Eastern restaurants on busy Atlantic Ave., Last Exit is a surprisingly vibrant nightspot on the staid border between ...more
The emerging Carroll Gardens nightlife scene, centered on Smith Street, is relaxed, unpretentious, and a refreshing breather from Brooklynite hipdom. Gowanus Yacht Club, 323 Smith St. (☎ 718-246-1321) ...more
Buttermilk Bar, 577 5th Ave. (at 16th St.) Small and down to earth, Buttermilk offers a refreshing dose of grit to the increasingly upscale Park Slope scene. A young crowd fills the brick-walled, wood-floor ...more
Dutch Kills, 27-24 Jackson Ave. (www.dutchkillsbars.com), Visible on the street only by means of a small neon “BAR” sign, this prohibition-style bar boasts an infinite supply of unique cocktails that ...more
The area around Union Square fosters many after-work spots and fancier establishments catering to the jet set. Look deeper and you'll find some more affordable and livelier options. Third Avenue is lined ...more
ST. NICK'S PUB, 773 St. Nicholas Ave. (www.stnicksjazzpub.net), It's far uptown—all the way in Harlem's once-tony Sugar Hill district—but a legend in its own right. Duke Ellington's piano player opened ...more
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