Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Learning from Sean Bell: How to Survive a Police Encounter

By Gamal Hennessy

There is an element of the Sean Bell case that resonates directly with the nightclub community. How many of us have gone to celebrate a birthday, promotion or bachelor party at a bar or a club? How many of us could easily find ourselves in the same situation as Mr. Bell after a night of partying? What can we do differently to avoid Mr. Bell’s fate? Find out from New York Nights…


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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Last Call: The Latest Threat to New York Nightlife

A New York Nights Special Report
By
Gamal Hennessy

Part III: The Future

Recent events have created tension between the nightlife industry and the community boards. Those tensions have fueled a sneak attack on clubs in the form of a 2 AM closing stipulation. How this situation going to affect the clubs and the people who like to go there? Find out in the last installment of our special report…

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Putting New York to Sleep (Part 2)

Putting New York to Sleep: The Latest Threat to New York Nightlife

A New York Nights Special Report
By
Gamal Hennessy

Part 2: The Present

In our
first article we showed how the increased power of local community boards, their desire to recreate the suburbs in middle of the city, and the noise generated from the smoking ban have combined to create animosity between the boards and the nightlife industry. Today we’ll look at how that tension has prompted a new attack on the city’s clubs.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Putting New York to Sleep: The Latest Threat to New York Nightlife

A New York Nights Special Report
By
Gamal Hennessy

New York is one of the few cities on earth that has a constant nightlife presence. One of the main reasons tourists and new young residents come here is because we have more clubs that are open later than almost other city in the country. The continuous energy of New York nightlife pumps millions of dollars into the city every year and helps make us the city that never sleeps.

But all of the money, energy and prestige that comes from New York nightlife will disappear if the clubs themselves are forced to shut down. How could that happen? How could a city that holds more than 1,500 bars, lounges and nightclubs be reduced to a fraction of that? If clubs are uniformly forced to close at 2 AM instead of the normal 4 AM time, it could have a ripple effect on not only the nightlife industry but the overall New York economy. New York Nights is going to take a look at this issue in a special three part series.


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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Getting Into the Business Part 2: The DJ

By Gamal Hennessy

Have you ever wanted to work in a bar or a club? Have you ever thought ‘I could be a better DJ than this tool’? In the second of our special features this month, I’m going to tell you how you can learn the technical and social skills to define the party as a DJ.



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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Getting Into the Business Part 1: The Bartender

By Gamal Hennessy

Have you ever wanted to work in a bar or a club? Have you ever thought ‘I could be a better bartender/ DJ/ dancer/ promoter than this tool in front of me’? In the first of our special features this month, I’m going to tell you how you can get to the other side of the bar and become one of the people that keeps New York drunk.


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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Up In Smoke

Club Land Five Years After the Smoking Ban

By Gamal Hennessy

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