Grand Ballroom is the right place for party

WEBSTER HALL IS NORTH AMERICA’S PREMIERE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE. LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY’S FAMOUS EAST VILLAGE, IT IS HIGHLY REGARDED AS THE FIRST MODERN NIGHTCLUB IN AMERICA. TODAY, WEBSTER HALL STANDS FIRMLY AS NEW YORK CITY’S LARGEST AND LONGEST RUNNING NIGHTCLUB. THIS 40 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK FIRST OPENED IT’S DOORS IN 1886, AND HAS BEEN A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITY AND THE WORLD FOR 137 YEARS.

TODAY THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS NAMES IN MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE ARE DISPLAYED PROUDLY ON THE CLASSIC MARQUEE THAT CROWNS THE BUILDING’S ELEGANT FACADE. ARTISTS SUCH AS GREEN DAY, THE KILLERS, PRINCE, NINE INCH NAILS AND MICK JAGGER ARE AMONG THE NOTABLES THAT HAVE GRACED WEBSTER HALL’S INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STAGE IN RECENT YEARS.

FOR 20 STRAIGHT YEARS, THE BALLINGER FAMILY HAS OPERATED WEBSTER HALL AS THE NUMBER ONE NIGHTCLUB IN NEW YORK CITY. OPEN EVERY WEEKEND, OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE WILL CELEBRATE, DANCE AND REVEL TOGETHER ON IT’S FAMOUS DANCEFLOORS THIS YEAR ALONE. WEBSTER HALL IS PROUD TO HOST THE BEST CLUB DJS ON THE PLANET. MSTRKRFT, JUSTICE, DEADMAU5, AND TIESTO ARE JUST A FEW OF THE NAMES THAT HAVE ELECTRIFIED AUDIENCES AND SHOOK WEBSTER HALL TO ITS FOUNDATION. EACH OF WEBSTER HALL’S FIVE UNIQUE DANCE FLOORS FEATURE A DIFFERENT STYLE OF MUSIC AND DANCE, WITH STILT-WALKERS, TRAPEZE ARTISTS, TAROT READERS, FIRE BREATHERS, GO-GO GIRLS AND OTHER SPECTACLES SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT. WITH AN ENTIRE STREET PRACTICALLY DEDICATED TO WEBSTER HALL TRAFFIC, IT’S EASY TO SPOT THE GATEWAY TO THE ULTIMATE DANCE PARTY IN NEW YORK CITY. AMONG ITS MANY CREDENTIALS WEBSTER HALL WAS RECENTLY NAMED ONE OF NIGHTCLUB & BAR’S 2009 TOP 100 LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL NIGHTCLUBS, BARS, AND LOUNGES IN THE UNITED STATES.

WEBSTER HALL’S SIZE AND LONGEVITY ARE UNMATCHED WORLDWIDE – GARNERING IT’S REPUTATION AS ‘THE GREATEST PARTY ON EARTH’. IN THE 1910′S, EUGENE O’NEIL, THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT AND LEFTIST POLITICAL THINKER, DECLARED WEBSTER HALL “THE CROWN JEWEL OF GREENWICH VILLAGE”. IN 2004, PRINCE DECLARED WEBSTER HALL “THE BEST STAGE IN NEW YORK CITY”. EXPLORE THE VENUE THAT FOR OVER 120 YEARS HAS BEEN THE FOCAL POINT OF CULTURAL CELEBRATION AND FREEDOM IN THE HEART OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST STAGE – NEW YORK CITY.

ADDRESS: 125 EAST, 11TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10003

Evening at The Old Town Bar

The Old Town Bar, on East 18th Street in Manhattan, is still one of the great neighborhood bars of New York City. As the blocks around it have consistently changed over the decades, the Old Town has remained a constant. Whether it be a quiet afternoon with a book and a burger or a packed Friday night, the Old Town draws an eclectic mix of New York´s people and visitors, young and old, drawn here by it´s unique character, the reasonable prices and the casual and unpretentious ambience that has outlasted every trend and fad that has passed through over the past century.

UPSTAIRS AT THE OLD TOWN

Formerly the “Ladies and Gentleman´s” Dining Room, the second floor at the Old Town serves from the same menu as downstairs. Also available for private parties and other functions, this century old room provides a quiet alternative to the first floor activities.

OF INTEREST

Over the years, many people have come into the Old Town, looked around and asked “Wasn´t this the bar at…?” The bar has been used in a number of movies, television shows, commercials, photo shoots, even the occasional music video. Some of the films that have been shot within the bar are: THE DEVIL´S OWN, STATE OF GRACE, LAST DAYS OF DISCO, Q & A, and BULLETS OVER BROADWAY. On television it has been featured in SEX IN THE CITY, provided the exterior for “Riff´s” in MAD ABOUT YOU and, in his NBC years, was the bar that the late night canera glided through to open the THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW every night. Even Madonna strutted the lenght of the bar in her BAD GIRL video.

LOCATION

The Old Town is located at 45 East 18 th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue. it is in Manhattan´s Flatiron District, one block north of Union Square. The nearest subway lines are the N, R, Q, W and L lines as well as the Nr.´s 4, 5 and 6 trains, all of which stop at Union Square.

A NY PLACE

The Old Town is New York as it was and as it is. But the mahoganybar, mammoth urinals, and tin ceilings are not the full esence of it. The patrons and staff are the primary attraction of our time tested tavern. Our managers, bartenders,  and wait staff are New York with roots going back in nearly all cases for one hundred years and, in most cases, nearly two hundred years. On the staff are seven great-great grandchildren of John Fassig who owned Manhattan lager bier taverns from the 1840´s to his death in 1885 in his apartment over his saloon at 885 Second Avenue. They know New York, its taverns, its history, its politics, its people. For a full taste of New York, come drink in the Old Town!

Address: 45 East 18th Street, New York, NY 10013

Party at element

From the candlelit brick walls of the Mezzanine, to the soaring ceilings of the Main Room, down to the Romanesque archways of the Vault, element is one of the most stunning venues in New York City. This tri-level nightlife playground is a marvel of form and function, featuring 3 full-service bars, a V.I.P mezzanine, and seductive lounge spaces. The lower level Vault, with exquisite brick arched ceilings, original bank safe doors, and private areas throughout, can be a part of the main party or a separate event with its own state of the art sound system.

The main room is crafted for a single purpose – dancing! On element’s vast hardwood dance floor, crystal clear tones flow from a monster, 36,000 Watt, world-class sound system, transforming even the most timid soul into a frenzied exhibitionist.

Built originally as a bank in the late Nineteenth century, this structure has been home & studio to famous artist Jasper Johns, a legendary Goth Club, a Hip Hop Danceateria … and a seedy strip joint. Following extensive restoration and infrastructure upgrades, it is now home to element, the new standard in nightlife luxury.

Element embodies New York City – it’s global, stylish, chic and sexy with a rich sense of history. Come experience the magic of this beautiful venue for yourself!

Address: 225 EAST HOUSTON ST
@ ESSEX ST / AVENUE A, NY

The Bitter End street view

The Bitter End is the most famous nightclub in New York City’s legendary Greenwich Village. But any night spot is merely wood, mortar and brick, in this case ‘red brick’. The building and the business needs a leader or captain to guide it and the Bitter End is lucky to have Paul Colby at the helm.

Paul Colby’s career is as legendary as the club he has managed and owned for almost thirty years. Starting as a song plugger for Benny Goodman’s record publishing company, Paul has gone onto work with Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and Guy Lombardo, cutting his teeth in the entertainment business during the Golden Age of popular music.

As a prolific painter and designer, Paul, started the award winning Colby furniture Co. where he produced contemporary furniture that won acclaim in the New York Times, House Beautiful and Interior Design magazines. He created original pieces for Miles Davis, Cy Coleman, Tony Bennett and Diahann Carroll among others but the call of the entertainment world finally drew him back into the vibrant and rejuvenated Greenwich Village of the sixties and a new age in music and comedy. The place to be was the Bitter End.

In 1968 he was manager and booking agent and by 1974 he became the owner. He has owned the Bitter End for the last 22 years and in that time has transformed a small coffee house into one of the premiere entertainment hubs in New York. Piloting his club through every contemporary musical, social and cultural wave in America, Paul has elevated the status of a basement bistro into a fullfledged nightclub of world renown. From the days of ice cream sundaes and milk shakes to five course dinners and wine and cocktails, playing host to every important entertainer in the last thirty or more years, Paul has continued his unabated successstory.

Withstanding fads, generational changes and the fickleness of taste and sensibilities, Paul has adapted and thrived in one of the most difficult businesses in America. And he has done it without sacrificing the sense of class, professionalism and bottom line faith in great talent that has made both him and his legendary nightclub such mainstays in the cultural life of NewYork City.

A successful nightclub in New York City demands straight connections between heart and mind and guts. Along with Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Peter Paul and Mary and so many others, the Bitter End is fortunate to have discovered Paul Colby for its owner and guiding light. This great entertainment juggernaut couldn’t be in better hands.

Address: 147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
New York City, NY 10012