New York Night Club
West side - 536 W 28th St, (212) 421-3763
East side - 333 E 60th St, (212) 421-3600
These two locations of Scores Strip Club are the most popular in town
Cross Street: Between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue
Directions: C, E at 23rd St
Admission: $30
Scores strip club has one stage and a relatively small seating area create a more personal experience than at many strip bars. The bar area is equipped with a pole and a girl to straddle it, and a full-service restaurant is in another part of the club. Businessmen with expense accounts and occasional celebrities watch dancers go from cocktail dresses to G-strings. Lap dances and backrubs are available, but for a bachelor blowout, rent the Executive Club.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You Go
Drinks aren't included, so plan on paying an extortionate $9 per bottled beer and $13 per mixed drink. Don't fear: Everything except lap dances can be charged to a credit card.
Save Money
Make sure to bring enough cash. Scores offers cash advances on credit cards, but they tack on a hefty 20-percent surcharge.
34th St. and 11th Avenue
212-239-2672
Cross Street: 11th Avenue
Directions: A, C, E at 34th St
Admission: $20
Music and passion endure as the fashion at this historic Latin nightclub's new locale.
Editorial Rating: Recommended
The Scene
This Latin dance hall has relocated and doubled in size since the time it inspired Barry Manilow, but live salsa and merengue bands continue to reign over the hip-shaking, shoulder-rolling crowd. Beneath the swirling disco balls and glowing plastic palm trees of the vast Carmen Miranda Room, pro dancers rip it up next to novices just riding the beat. Downstairs, the smaller, darker Copa Room pumps hip-hop and dance.
The Draw
The Copacabana can accommodate 4,000 guests, and by 6:30pm on Tuesday evenings--the only weeknight the club opens its doors--expect to see hundreds in line outside for the weekly after-work party. The rice, beans, veggies and entree selections in the free buffet are basic, but it beats the average happy hour's greasy buffalo wings. Plus, you get to kick up your heels on the early side.
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Insider Tips
Save Money
Tuesdays nights from 6pm to 8pm, admission is $10.
Know Before You Go
On Fridays and Saturdays, the cover is $20; to reserve a table, it's $30, plus a two-drink minimum per person. Tuesdays, tables are $20, plus two drinks.
Look Good
Don't wear jeans. Guys should don flashy business casual, and less is more for ladies.
Save Time
Women must be 21 years old to get in, men 25.
My favorite club is Copacabana. It has two rooms/dance floors. 1/2 is
house/club music the other is salsa and merengue. They bring top latin music
live bands to play. Saturdays is very, very crowded.
Whether you like Barry Manilow or not, I'm sure you've all heard of the Copacabana, the world-famous Salsa night club located in Chelsea. Things heat up every night here, with live Latin bands and professional dancers ready to get the party started. Easily accessible by car, bus, train and taxi you'll see people of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds living it up here. So get your rest the night before because a party at the Copacabana is sure to last into the wee-hours of the morning!
This is considered to be one of the most elegent night clubs in New York City, so no sneakers or boots are allowed. Also, collered shirts are suggested for men. Women should go all out here, wearing their best bright-red salsa dress and spiked heels. Have fun with the idea of going to one of the most popular nightclubs in the world and get into the spirit of the Salsa!
Theme: Dancing
The music will make you feel like you are in Cuba..yes this is little
Havana, people! If you are into Latin music, this is the place for you!There
are two floors of dancing. One is the salsa and merengue, with a live band.
You will be captivated by watching the professionals on the dance floor. The
dance floor is surrounded by tables which must be reserved in advance, but
you don't really need a table unless you are going with a big group.
Downstairs you can dance to techno and house music. There are these nice
velvet sofas where you can hang out, too. If you're in NYC, do not miss! The
Saturday night cover charge is $25...I found a coupon on the website for $10
off.
No jeans, men must wear collared shirts. Women 21, men must be 25.
Really much fun. There is a salsa-place with live music and donwstairs you
can dance to house, r&b and other genres. On tuesday it opens at 6 and
from 6 to 8 there is a free buffet. In the weekends it opens at 10
Don't forget to bring fancy shoes (that is actually a reminder for me..).
Sneakers are not allowed. Nor are Jeans. And shirts for men need to have a
collar.
Everybody who loves latin music and likes salsa - this is your place. It has
live shows with the Latin Stars (El Gran Combo, Jose Alberto "El
Canario", Willy Colon etc), wonderful DJ, very good music, nice
atmosphere... You can print the discount coupon from the site
www.copacabanany.com and enter for only 5US$ (not including the special
events).
No Jeans and No Sneakers. The apperance should be elegant as salsa dancers
are used to.
47 W 20th St, (212) 807-7780
Cross Street: 6th Avenue
Directions: F, V at 23rd St
Admission: Varies
With all the Limelight seediness scrubbed clean, the spritely club draws a crowd.
Editorial Rating: Recommended
The Scene
The redesign of the former church leans heavily on modern club accoutrements: lots of under-lit bars, back-lit walls, a glowing entryway floor and plenty of VIP areas. All the slick lounges and bars lead to one destination: the chapel/dance floor. And with its soaring ceilings, sizeable stage and gigantic DJ booth, it's easy to see why mega-DJs feel at home. Not everyone comes to dance, and there's plenty of room in the 20,000-square-foot club for equal-opportunity ogling, especially from the balcony above the dance floor.
The Draw
The deafening sound system and the high-tech lighting rig add an extra kick to the big-name DJ performances. The nearly anything-goes dress code keeps the club semi-relaxed, despite the often hefty cover, and the drinks, though served in small plastic cups, provide the expected punch. The dance floor's drag queens, however, seem like a grasp at Limelight times past.
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Insider Tips
Look Good
Don't get distracted by the fledgling DJs in the semi-unisex bathroom. The right side is for girls, the left for boys.
Know Before You Go
There's no re-entry, so head to the outdoor garden when you need a smoke break.
When to Go
John Blair heads up Sunday's gay night with rotating resident DJs, including Manny Lehman and Alex Lauterstein. Ladies flock to Hunk-O-Mania Friday and Saturday nights, with doors at 7pm, show at 8pm.
Given the new-business failure rate there, you might think that some disgruntled minister has hexed the former church that housed the Limelight. But that isn’t stopping the owners of L.A. and Boston clubs called Avalon from giving Sixth Avenue a whirl. The proprietors plan to expand beyond mirror balls and DJs, booking rock bands ands along with the likes of Paul Oakenfold and John Digweed. They also promise a new, more democratic twist on the VIP room (“it’s a form of creation nd inclusion rather than exclusion,” says a press release), but if you believe that, we have an old church to sell you.
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The Chaser
DJ: Two DJs every night; check website for schedule
Note: You must be 18 or over to be admitted
Limelight
was the original club housed in this gothic ramshackle church, which since
the demise of limelight has seen a couple incarnations in the past few
years. Avalon is the only one that has survived, and if you are in the mood
for a night of dancing, it's hard to beat. The lounge meets mega-club
concept somehow works, and you can usually find a quite spot to practice
your more intimate dance moves.
You just know you’re a trance junkie when you go to club and see familiar faces, like some kind of bizarre family reunion each time one of you favorite DJ’s is playing in town.
This time around, our local hero Victor Dinaire took the wheels @ Avalon for a spin, pumping out the finest in trance music of the moment.
I arrived at Avalon just a moment after midnight, very thankful for no lines because of the sub-Siberian weather that’s been sweeping over Gotham as of late.
Polite doormen and bouncers made our trip indoors quicker; cordiality always makes the night just a tad better! Cheers to that!
Hopping on promptly at 2am after a great tech-house set by Rich Woods, Victor was ready for a fabulous four-hour flight that no one wanted to end!
Starting off with In Trust We Trust’s track, Mark Norman’s “Overkill,” Vic began the night with a bangin’ bassline; nothing like some hard trance to get your ass movin’ on the dance floor!
Soon afterwards the vocal trancer and unforgettable tune of 2003, “Holding Onto Nothing” by Agnelli & Nelson sent the crowd into a frenzy, hands in air, shouting out the lyrics “Standing in the rain, twisted and insane, we are holding onto nothing!”
Towards the middle of his set, Victor, in signature style, added a dash of techno to the batch, including some tunes like Igor S. - “Boomerang” and Marco V vs. Jens – “Loops & Tings Relooped” that just made the night grind harder and deeper.
Aside from our fellow Dinaire-junkies, the crowd was quite eclectic. From the diesel-parading and belly-ring exposing Sound Factory spillover to the tourists that didn’t know what they were in for when they stepped through the doors of Avalon, nothing mattered at all during Vic’s set.
Unanimous smiling faces all made it clear that music truly is a universal language.
Speaking of smiling faces: the dancers on stage, as always, added to the entertainment.
Quite the attraction, the girls danced very carefully, not letting too much sweat stream down their tiny bodies for fear of their little yellow, smiley face nipple-pasties sliding right off. What a sight!
Throughout the night there was quite a party going on in the DJ booth. At any given moment one could see a parade of pretty party-people energizing Dinaire with some infectious antics. In this performance, Victor was visibly more animated and charged than usual.
As 5:30am rolled around, the crowd began to thin a bit, and Victor knew it was time to pull an Emeril on everyone. He kicked it up a notch with Nu NRG’s – “Dreamland” and had the floor stomping all over again, BAM!
Towards the end of the night, Victor dropped a few of the tracks he began with, including Mark Norman’s “Overkill” and Agnelli & Nelson’s “Holding Onto Nothing.” The night had gone full circle indeed, in one of Dinaire’s best performances as of late.
530 W 27th St, (212) 268-9477
Cross Street: Between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue
Directions: C, E at 23rd St
Admission: $30
Editorial Profile
Soul-seeking club kids find heaven in this spirited arena of a nightclub. Read More | User Reviews (13)
Hours:
· Thu 10pm-4am
· Fri 8pm-6am
· Sat 8pm-8am
· Sun 10pm-4am
Citysearch Editorial Profile -- By Angela Gaimari
Soul-seeking club kids find heaven in this spirited arena of a nightclub.
Editorial Rating: Recommended
The Scene
Good luck finding the bathroom at this labyrinthine uber-club, where stairways lead to dens of boothed-in tables and circuitous paths dead-end at offshoot lounges. The core space is a large and open dance floor dabbed with go-go podiums anyone can climb up on. An enormous mirror ball shines down on the hundreds of clubbers shaking their stuff, and also overlooking it all are a balconied VIP area and a glassed-in public lounge with a smaller dance floor.
The Draw
Internationally renowned DJs like Danny Tenaglia and Sasha spin dance music with bass powerful enough to rattle your drink across the table. A myriad of live entertainment makes up the rest of the roster--everything from popular bands and fire-breathing circuses to drunk girls dancing their way into the limelight. A late-night craze sets in on weekends, when Spirit stays open well past the witching hour.
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Insider Tips
When to Go
Thursdays are Latin night, Fridays host famous house DJs, Saturdays are hip-hop and Sundays are gay nights. Bands play sporadically on an almost-weekly basis.
Save Money
Admission is $30, but call the club a day ahead for the reduced price of $20 before midnight or $25 after.
The Extras
Fridays and Saturdays starting at 8pm, Spirit hosts an all-male revue called Hunk-o-rama, a prime bachelorette party destination. Ladies can stick around after the show and dance the night away.