Thursday, March 24, 2011

Gallery Bar, Groupon, Lavo and 100 Oaks Revival


Nightlife News for March 24, 2011


Compiled by Gamal Hennessy
Prince of the City
100 Oaks Revival Interview
Shonali Bhowmik has spent years in New York’s music and comedy scenes. I caught up to her to talk about her new album, the benefits of the internet to the music industry and being a Southern Belle in New York City…


Business
Gallery Bar
 The LES art space and lounge was recently shut down under the Nuisance Abatement laws, but a legal settlement has reopened the doors for now.


Lavo
Lavo has been one of the toughest doors since it opened last year. The lines have been so long that the operators are planning to expand the venue just to give people a place to wait while they try to get in. How much do you want to bet the line to the ‘pre-club’ room will be just as long as the line to get into the club now?


Groupon
Fans of the popular discount service might find their bar and restaurant deals curtailed if the State Liquor Authority decides to investigate them. But since this opinion comes from a groupon rival, it might be less about legal prohibitions and more about subversive competition.


Have fun.
G

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Affaire, Eldridge, Lavo and the Tribeca Film Festival





Nightlife News for March 15th, 2010
Compiled by Gamal Hennessy


Prince of the City
Affaire
Read our review for the latest lounge to hit downtown...Affaire.

Business
Death & Co
The well known speakeasy has cleared up its liquor license troubles and is opened again for business.


Eldridge
One of the older speakeasies in the city has changed hands for a pretty penny…


New York Recession
A recent study shows that, far from being a strain or a blight on the city, nightlife has helped New York emerge from the recession better than other parts of the country


Sweet & Vicious
Who is try to snatch the liquor license and the lease away from this SoHo institution?

Culture
Nightlife Music
Adam Alpert, the founder of 4AM DJs discusses the importance of the music to the nightlife experience


Nightlife Exhibit (March 17th)
A new exhibit on the history of New York club culture is opening in Columbus Circle this week.

Tribeca Film Festival
NYC nightlife culture will feature prominently in this year's TriBeCa Film Festival

Personalities
Lavo
High profile operator Jayma Cardosa sheds a little light on what it's like to run one of New York's newest hotspots.

Have fun.
Gamal

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Bottle Service, PDT, Prime 6 and Sutra


Nightlife News for March 8, 2011
Compiled by Gamal Hennessy

Business
Prime 6
Brooklyn Bar stirs controversy with real and false protests

Sutra
Operators fight back against new ruling that we reported on last week

Culture
Bottle Service
Guest of a Guest explores the history of bottle service. Now you know who to blame...
  
Personalities
PDT
Interview with Jim Meehan, operator of the not so secret bar with the high end cocktail menu that really isn't a speakeasy...

Have fun.
Gamal