The Nightlife News 2010 End of the Year Wrap-up

Compiled by Gamal Hennessy

Prince of the City
2010 Venue of Year
The New York Nights 2010 Venue of the Year Award goes to...

Business

New Year's Eve
The Dept. of Labor ambushes New York nightlife by changing the payroll laws with almost no warning.

Culture
Don Hill’s
New York Press looks at the impact of the reincarnated Don Hill's.

Gary Seider
Gothamist talks to the co-owner of the bar New York Magazine calls the Best Cocktail Bar of 2010

Lesbian Nightlife
Velvet Park offers a lesbian guide to New York nightlife.

Closing
Chi Chiz
The West Village gay bar is being closed by the State Liquor Authority in the next few weeks.

Stone Crow
The Village Bar becomes the latest bar to fall victim to higher rents. It will close on January 1st.

Max Fish
The classic LES venue will close it's doors in January.

Review
District 36
The New York Times offers a quick and dirty review of the newest mega dance club.

New York Nights
Seize the Night
If you are still looking for gift ideas, check out Seize the Night. All the cool kids are reading it.

Happy New Year.

Gamal

District 36, Holiday Party Survival Guides and the Politics of Drinking

Nightlife News for November 23, 2010
Complied by Gamal Hennessy

Culture
Music
See the 10 best live music venues of the 21st century according to Flavor wire (Two of them are in New York City)

Politics
Drinking
If Four Loko is wrong, then why is Red Bull and vodka ok? Is it a class issue or ignorace among our politicians?

Prince of the City
Surviving the Nightlife Holiday Marathon
Here are a few tips on drinking, health, money and safety during this year’s nightlife holiday marathon.

New Venues
District 36
We’ve been talking about Midtown becoming an epicenter of New York nightlife all year. Now a new dance club opens just in time for the holidays.


Have fun.
Gamal