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COMEDY CLUBSGotham Comedy Club208 W. 23rd St.212-367-9000 This lounge-like comedy club boasts copper bars, leather chairs and consistently some of the citys best comedians. You cant go wrong with regular acts that keep the room filled, or a new-comers that reel in the crowds.Knitting Factory361 Metropolitan Ave.347-529-6696 This intimate outpost of the legendary downtown venue stages great indie rock shows, and a killer Sunday night comedy show. Host Hannibal Buress is alone worth the mini-jaunt to Brooklyn. Hilarious. Free. Do it.Comedy Cellar117 MacDougal St.212-254-3480The legendary West Village room is a sort of comedy laboratory, a place where famous comedians drop in to test out new routines in front of an audience, and where the banter between performers often makes it onto the stage.Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre307 West 26th St.212-366-9176The 150-seat theater at 307 West 26th Street continues to offer the best and most innovative improv and sketch comedy in the city every day of the week. The UCB Theatre produces over 25 unique shows a week, often 4 shows nightly, ranging in price from $8 to free.
BARS & LOUNGESTonic Bar727 7th Ave212-382-1059 Tonic at Times Square is The Worlds Neighborhood Sports Bar where locals and visitors from across the globe stop in to have a good meal, refreshing drink and catch a game or a karaoke song. The Standard Biergarten848 Washington St.212-645-4646A benchmark of the NYC biergarten fad, The Standard sets up communal seating for 200, ping-pong tables, a range of unique brews and waitresses roaming the herds with hot pretzels. There are few places better for a pint and a view.Bemelmans BarThe Carlyle Hotel35 E. 76th St. 212-744-1600 Dripping in post-war decadence, this classic NYC bar lures you in with leather banquets, gilded lighting and impeccable cocktails. Name sake Ludwig Bemelman (author/illustrator of the Madeline childrens books) also bestowed some fabulous murals on the walls.The 40/40 Club6 W. 25th Street212-832-4040 This two-level clubwhich gridlocks this quiet Flatiron Street with stretch Expeditions and frequent celebrity sightingsis a pillar of sophistication. Six cream-colored leather swing chairs are suspended from the ceiling; sleek Italian marble shines on the floor, and a collection of LCD flat-screen televisions (including fifteen 60-inch plasmas) display ESPN.
NIGHTCLUBSThe Bunker Club24 Ninth Ave.212-837-4700No VIP booths or bottle service at this intimate, underground mingle-minded club. Arrive early, dress sharp (and ideally bring girls) for your best bet to pass the doorman. Once youre in its worth it!Kiss & Fly409 W. 13th St.212-255-1933The club, mostly bottle service, shoots for a quasi-Roman-bathhouse feel, with low ceilings, giant distressed columns, wraparound benches, and brocades that hang over hand-carved wood screens set up around the circular space.LQ511 Lexington Ave.212-593-7575Amidst the ghost town of late-night Midtown lies a secret: this sprawling, 15,000 square foot dance club. Bursting with a world of music, LQ blasts everything from Salsa to Reggae depending on the night.Avenue116 10th Ave212-337-00543,100 sqaure foot gastro-lounge located in Chelsea. Full service kitchen and creative cocktail cuisine menu available.
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