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Top 10 Best Clubs in New York, NY [2023 GUIDE]

Top 10 Best Clubs in New York, NY [2023 GUIDE]

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With over 145 venues in New York, there are many places to choose from whether you're looking for a crazy night out or a lounge atmosphere. Don't worry! We're going to list out the best clubs in New York, NY that you should definitely check out.

Marquee NY

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In January 2013, Marquee New York, the legendary Chelsea nightclub that defined a generation of New York nightlife, reopened as an internationally acclaimed dance music destination, attracting the most in-demand DJs and live acts. Marquee has transformed into a tripped out warehouse with 28 ft. ceilings, industrial design accents, and new features including chandeliers constructed from functioning microphones, a top-tier Funktion-One Soundsystem, a custom-built DJ booth, and floor-to-ceiling LED walls. By hosting an eclectic array of world-class artists, the mega-club is seen as a tastemaker that fuses strongly impassioned and knowledgeable music fans with VIPs in a remarkable environment unique to the venue. Previously opening its doors to underground luminaries such as Dubfire and Nic Fanciulli, and the leading-edge Progressive House and Trance maestros like David Guetta, Tiesto, and Gareth Emery, it will only continue to feature a refined balance of the most premier acts. Marquee New York is truly a revolutionary establishment that is certainly in a vanguard of it’s own.

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Lavo NY

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Inspired by the original LAVO Las Vegas, LAVO New York Nightclub boasts a downtown vibe with an uptown sensibility. Located in midtown, the state-of-the-art venue is a nightlife destination from the creators of the world-famous TAO Asian Bistro in NYC, TAO Las Vegas, TAO Beach and Marquee Dayclub & Nightclub in Las Vegas. Designed with a multi-layer, voyeuristic approach, it is ideal for both after dinner entertaining and late night revelry. The intimate, yet energetic dance floor is anchored by an elevated DJ booth, home to some of the most recognized DJs in the world. Two full-service bars and decadent banquette seating complete this space.

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Avant Gardner (Brooklyn Mirage)

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Brooklyn Mirage is the outdoor oasis in the Avant Gardner complex, situated in the heart of East Williamsburg. It's open during the summer season each year, and decked out with thousands of plants and even palm trees, and boasting a KV2 Audio system, it's designed to be a sensory experience for both the ears and eyes. It is the outdoor component of Avant Gardner, an 80,000-square-foot development at 140 Stewart Avenue in an industrial corridor of the East Williamsburg neighborhood, a few grubby blocks from Queens. By fall, a warehouse (now filled with sacks of cement mix and construction equipment) will be transformed into an event space. Another area will become a 5,000-square-foot club. All told, it will hold 6,000 visitors.

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Nebula

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Nebula will be Manhattan’s largest nightclub and event venue when it opens this fall. On Friday, the sprawling 11,000 square foot, multi-level club at 135 W. 41st Street will open, marking a major milestone in New York nightlife’s post-pandemic recovery by unveiling a world-class nightclub and event space in the heart of Times Square. Nebula, which is expected to become one of Manhattan’s most popular nightlife and events venues, has announced the dates for its Halloween opening weekend. The three-day opening of Nebula will be the biggest in Manhattan in years, introducing a world-class nightclub in the heart of the city and marking a watershed moment in Manhattan’s and New York‘s post-pandemic nightlife recovery. Nebula will host world-class DJs spanning the electronic music spectrum, from underground trailblazers to stadium-filling superstars, establishing Manhattan as a nightlife and dance culture hotspot. Starting with GORDO, producer/DJ Carnage’s house music alias and Purple Disco Machine‘s unrivaled mix of disco, nu-disco, funk, soul, and house, the festival’s opening weekend is a statement of intent. Malaa, a masked Frenchman and frequent DJ Snake collaborator, will perform the following weekend, as will Grammy-nominated house and techno sensations CamelPhat. Tickets are now available here. Nebula, a three-tiered 11,000-square-foot space with a 5500-square-foot main dance floor, 2,500-square-foot mezzanine, and 3,000-square-foot lower level that can accommodate 700 guests, has spared no expense or detail. Nebula is named after a cloud of dust in outer space that can be seen in the night sky, and the club’s visionary design transports guests into otherworldly immersive environments every week. Nebula is a transformative nightlife experience that combines cutting-edge technology and world-class hospitality with the love and care philosophy that embodied famous Manhattan venues of the past, which transformed for their patrons week after week. The incredible, movable ceiling at Nebula allows the club and event space to transform every time the doors open. The ceiling is made up of six massive video panels that can move and tilt independently or combine to form a massive, venue-spanning screen, allowing patrons to dance under anything from a cosmic night sky to hypnotic, rhythmic pulsing lights. This technology is unlike anything guests have ever seen, allowing the venue to transform from a soaring cathedral-like space to a low-ceilinged dance club every night, ensuring a captivating and unique visual experience and set-up. Richie Romero, a former partner at Butter Group, the force behind 1OAK and Up&Down, and Yang Gao, co-founder of MIXX Lifestyle Group, came up with the idea for Nebula. Rob Toma, the founder of TCE Presents and one of the most well-known figures in New York’s electronic music scene, is curating the musical programming. Erica Maurer, co-founder of EMRG Media, which produces hundreds of events each year, will be in charge of special events.

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Somewhere Nowhere (Night)

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A new rooftop lounge, nightclub and rooftop pool opening July 1 promises to deliver a full-sensory experience that'll transport you to a fairytale-like garden. Somewhere Nowhere is nestled on the 38th and 39th floors at the top of Chelsea's Renaissance Hotel and has a lush arched entry that leads guests through a dreamlike passageway where they are met with custom art pieces of gnomes and fireflies, neon signs and lantern sconces from another time. The gnomes are part of Sam Tufnell's collection he crafted from translucent resin and tinted with brightly colored pigment, humorously creating a glorified lawn ornament. Each one, which is unique, is installed on a lighted platform to glow in the darkness. Somewhere Nowhere will continue to work with artists to display their works throughout the space. The new club, which claims to be the tallest hotel rooftop with a pool in New York City offering an immersive escape, aims to "tantalize all five senses" using vibrant lights that will dim over time to signal day turning to night, whimsical decor by Let It Be Made 8, a state-of-the-art sound system by DNA Illuminations (the first club to use KV2 Audio Speakers in NYC), and even the scent of a magical forest. Guests can get a 360-degree view of Manhattan on the 39th-floor penthouse's outdoor lounge and open-air rooftop pool, where they'll be able to dance to music by international and local DJs. Somewhere Nowhere will bring the club to life with daily programming from pool parties with world-renowned DJs to captivating live music, or an immersive dinner experience with a magic show.

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Mission Nightclub

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Partner Bobby Kwak says that the real reason Circle closed was because they couldn’t afford the new lease asking price at the club, which was in an area that now has a Whole Foods and a SoulCycle. It’s working out better for them though, he says: Mission Nightclub, which opens on March 3 at 229 West 28th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues, is slightly closer to K-Town, where many of their clientele party before and after going to the club anyway. It’s also bigger than Circle, he adds. Mission won’t be that different from Circle. Like its predecessor, Mission will mimic clubs in Korea, with plates of cut up fruit for people who order bottle service and well-dressed men as servers instead of the cocktail waitresses more common at American clubs. A new and upgraded sound system will also be in place, as will a new lighting system. Otherwise, “a club is a club at the end of the day: lights, music, dancing, bars,” Kwak says. Besides the superior space and the lost of the previous lease, the partners also decided to reopen a Korean nightclub elsewhere because “there’s a need for something like this,” he says. Circle had been around for a decade and was primarily a go-to club for Koreans, Korean Americans, and other Asians and Asian Americans. In an oral history about the club, website The Ringer calls it “an epicenter of Korean nightlife in New York.” It frequently sported long lines every weekend, had a location near Times Square, and was visited by celebrities like Usher, Anthony Bourdain, and Pharrell Williams — but was virtually unknown to people outside the community. Ultimately, the new club’s — ahem — mission will be the same as Circle, too: to be a place for Asians and Asian Americans. “The Asian community, they hate to admit it, but they loved Circle,” Kwak says. “It’s like a safe haven for them. It’s kind of like Cheers. …that’s what Circle was to the Asian community. People were regulars were there because they felt a sense of comfort. They felt a sense of home. It was a place where people in the Asian community were able to connect with each other.”

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Avant Gardner (Great Hall)

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Avant Gardner is a large-scale event venue located in East Williamsburg. It consists of The Brooklyn Mirage (summer outdoors) and The Great Hall and The Kings Hall (indoors year-round). Avant Gardner fills a substantial NYC market void for audio- and visually-equipped venues capable of hosting immersive and experiential events for up to 6,200 attendees. It is ideal for music and concerts, but is meticulously designed—with sprawling rooms and modular elements—to host nearly any kind of event. The Great Hall is the quintessential Brooklyn industrial warehouse, that’s anything but. A massive and soaring space, its aesthetic is a mix between industrial chic and organic tech. Featuring exposed beams and brick juxtaposed by waving wood slats over sound absorbing surfaces, the space achieves the acoustics of the most renowned concert halls. With real wood flooring, modular staging and seating, it is the ideal setting for concerts, dances, exhibits, theater, trade or fashion shows, festivals and beyond. KV2 Audio’s VHD5.0 sound system, a vast array of projectors, and fully programmable lighting fixtures immerse attendees into the ultimate experience. FEATURES • 15,000 sq. ft. climate controlled indoor space with 30+ ft ceilings • 3-story VIP tower • 3 full-service liquor bars with custom POS system to minimize lines SOUNDS, SIGHTS, & LIGHTS • Modular staging and seating • KV2 Audio’s revolutionary VHD5.0 system for crystalline festival-level sound • Acoustic design and treatment by WSTD Acoustic to achieve concert hall sound • HD Projectors to video map surfaces and installations • Hundreds of fully programmable moving lights for any type of event

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Avant Gardner (Kings Hall)

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Avant Gardner is a large-scale event venue located in East Williamsburg. It consists of The Brooklyn Mirage (summer outdoors) and The Great Hall and The Kings Hall (indoors year-round). Avant Gardner fills a substantial NYC market void for audio- and visually-equipped venues capable of hosting immersive and experiential events for up to 6,200 attendees. It is ideal for music and concerts, but is meticulously designed—with sprawling rooms and modular elements—to host nearly any kind of event. Winter, 2017 • Indoors • Open year-round • For intimate-to-medium scale events The Kings Hall is its own intimate domain within the grand complex. Warmth was the guiding principle behind its design: hand-carved wood paneling on the walls, real wood floor throughout, and the lighting is entirely incandescent and analog. The entire ceiling is made of variable opacity glass panels programmable to different patterns, using natural sunlight for an unprecedented visual effect. And of course, KV2 Audio provides sound installation and design that rivals that of the most acclaimed nightclubs. Whether it’s a DJ performance, a wedding banquet or a charity gala, it’s a space fit for a king. FEATURES • 5,000 sq. ft. climate controlled indoor space with 15 ft ceilings • 1 large full-service liquor bar with custom POS system to minimize lines SOUNDS, SIGHTS, & LIGHTS • KV2 Audio custom sound installation • Acoustic design and treatment by WSDG • Hand carved wood aesthetic, leather seating • Variable opacity, fully programmable glass panel ceiling

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Superior Ingredients

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Superior Ingredients is one of the most storied independent nightlife venues in the world – now evolved and reimagined – with two unique spaces known as The Roof and The Room. S.I. is dedicated to showcasing the vast and varied offerings of dance music from artists and DJs from around the globe. Built for NYC. Built by NYC. Dance on. The Roof is a 5,000 square foot, multi-level experience with beautiful and unobstructed views of the New York City skyline – the best place in the city to experience warmth, sound and sight. With multiple street-level entrances and a custom mosaic inlay paying homage to the space's history as a spice factory called Superior Ingredients, The Room is our premier split-level nightlife space. Subtly highlighting its industrial warehouse architecture from the late 1920s, all décor elements are authentic to the year in which it was built – giving us an Art Deco space with a contemporary twist.

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Schimanski

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When you stroll up to Schimanski, it doesn't look much different from its defunct predecessor, Verboten, with its façade of classy rusted metal and sandblasted brickwork. Inside, the Williamsburg, Brooklyn nightclub looked pretty much identical too, aside from the addition of a high-end Alpha Dynacord sound system. In fact, when I arrived at the club's "pre-opening" Halloween party on Monday night (October 31)—a blow-out featuring a cast of American and European house and techno heavyweights like DeWalta, Konstantin, Boris Werner, Jesse Calosso, and Caleb Calloway playing till 4AM—I overheard one clubgoer say, "Everyone's just going to keep calling it Verboten." Still, there were a few differences between the two clubs that stood out. For one thing, the Schimanski team named the place after a working class cop from an 80s German crime TV show called Tatort. Like the patron saint of clubland, Schimanski lorded magnanimously over the crowd, a photo of his rugged visage and extraordinary stache staring down at club-goers from various framed portraits and a projection on a wall across from the bar. Once inside, the place will feel comfortingly familiar to Verboten initiates; the long bar is to your left, bathroom to the right (note: the window in the men's bathroom is still there, with its bizarre function of allowing you to you pee in a urinal while gazing out onto the dancefloor). And the reclaimed wood floor and exposed warehouse rafters remain—as does the venue's sizeable sideroom, which happened to be shuttered for the night. There was also a similar immersive video projection system that wraps around the club's walls, illuminating the space with trippy visuals. There was one new piece of interior flare though: a fiberglass disco shark hanging over the bar, created by New York-based artist Kevin McHugh, who once managed the renowned New York DJ and producer Danny Tenaglia. McHugh makes models of the endangered Mako shark—and other aquatic creatures, like tiger sharks and sea turtles—to raise awareness for maritime conservation. If you've danced in Coachella's Yuma tent or at Sound in LA, you'll recognize his shimmering pieces keeping swimming over the dancefloor. Onstage, the DJs shuffled through expected genre variants like tech-house, Latin house, and grimy techno, keeping heart rates somewhere around 128 BPM with a steady 4x4 kick drum. The giant speaker stacks hanging on either side of the DJ booth and lining the floor beneath it sent feels through every part of the body—and the additional speakers spread throughout the space, including over the bar, ensured that the sound carried pretty well throughout.

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Musica

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Musica Club is now coming to New York. Musica is born from a partnership between Giuseppe Cipriani and Italian nightlife entrepreneur Tito Pinton, owner of the historic Il Muretto club in Italy.

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Elsewhere

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Elsewhere lives by an ethos of creative risk-taking, progressive music programming, respect for all people and art, and a desire to support and grow the communities that make it all possible. Elsewhere has multiple performance spaces, a large rooftop, a gallery, a loft café, and an outdoor courtyard, and operates a seasonal art program called Landscape.

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Public Records

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Public Records is a multi-faceted music and social space built within a historic building on the Gowanus Canal featuring 3 rooms - a hi-fi record bar, an intimate performance space featuring live acts and DJs, and an all day vegan cafe and magazine shop.

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Bossa Nova Civic Club

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Bossa Nova is New York’s coziest house and techno hangout. The modest 140-capacity bar sits beneath the rumbling subway overpass in Bushwick, Brooklyn’s hippest neighborhood. Depending on the night, you’re likely to hear industrial techno, live hardware sets or jacking house, usually served up by local artists. For those in search of a Monday night dance party, this is one of the only spots you’re likely to find in this part of the borough.

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Le Bain

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Perched high atop the roof of the Standard Hotel in the Meat Packing district, Le Bain offers party goers fantastic views, and a hip downtown crowd.   In the summer, Le Bain features an indoor hot tub (complete with vending machines in the bathroom selling $80 bathing suits) and one of the most spacious rooftops in NYC nightlife (with a crepe stand, in case you get hungry.)  Le Bain is also quite large by NYC standards- consequently it is usually not too difficult to gain entry during the daytime (as long as you show up early).   Le Bain is an exclusive venue. Only roups of mostly females stand a good chance of getting in. = The crowd at Le bain is comprised primarily of scenesters and hip- downtown creative types.  Corporate types and upscale types often frequent the venue as well, but most of the time must commit to spend a minimum at the bar.  The venue is also a favorite of fashionable models and upscale sophisticated types who come from The Boom Boom Room. which is across the hall.

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Knockdown Center

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Knockdown Center is an art and performance space dedicated to cross-disciplinary projects and collaborations. Visit our century-old building for innovative and experimental programming in visual arts, performance, music and more.

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Elsewhere (Rooftop)

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Elsewhere lives by an ethos of creative risk-taking, progressive music programming, respect for all people and art, and a desire to support and grow the communities that make it all possible. Elsewhere has multiple performance spaces, a large rooftop, a gallery, a loft café, and an outdoor courtyard, and operates a seasonal art program called Landscape.

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Good Room

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Good Room was built by music lovers for music lovers. Launched in 2014 by nightclub veterans, the space fuses the traditional Greenpoint bar scene with a club vibe. Good Room prides itself on being an open and inclusive space with plenty of room to dance and a big soundsystem. Month to month Good Room has parties with residents Kim Ann Foxman, Martyn, Quantic, Willie Burns, Justin Strauss & Billy Caldwell and Lloydski as well as resident parties FIXED, The Bunker and The Carry Nation.

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Sapphire 60

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Sapphire New York is a premier strip club in NYC and is bringing top-scale adult entertainment as well, all with the elegance and class as its sister club in Las Vegas. Sapphire New York, the only New York City gentlemen’s club on the Upper East Side, offers deluxe amenities including designer suites with private butlers, concierge services and varying themes to satisfy every indulgence. With 10,000 square feet of space, 8,000 lovely ladies on staff and all the VIP amenities you could dream of, Sapphire New York is sure to make every man’s fantasies come true. The extravagant design of Sapphire Club NYC offers a variety of ways to enjoy your night. All of the rooms and suites are elegant but sexy. Whether you’re in the main room with the seductive blue and purple lighting, or behind the red curtain of the private booths and suites, you’re in for an exhilarating night at Sapphire New York.

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TBA Brooklyn

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Located at 395 Wythe Ave on the corner of South 6th St. and Wythe Ave in the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge, TBA is 2 blocks from the world famous Peter Luger's Steakhouse in the historic and red-hot Southside neighborhood of Williamsburg. Featuring a stunning 23 ft natural white oak handcrafted bar and matching 10 ft communal tables, TBA is a converted garage space with 20 foot ceilings and exposed brick and concrete. Sporting murals from internationally recognized street-artists on both facades, TBA features a top of the line Void Acoustics sound system, a custom designed lighting system and projection mapping, and has capacity for approximately 100 people. The venue is located within walking distance of both the J-M-Z and L subway stations and is a 5 minute taxi ride from lower Manhattan. Founded by veterans of New York's bar, club and underground party scene, TBA features top-flight electronic music from the best local DJs and promoters with the occasional international artist, all in a relaxed and intimate atmosphere. TBA has 4 beers on tap and numerous craft beers by the bottle as well as custom cocktails and excellent small-batch spirits. TBA also serves empanadas from Empanada Mama.  The crowd is a true cross-section of NYC's nightlife culture where discerning and open minded professionals, artists, hipsters and foreign nationals enjoy a music and experience focused scene.  TBA is "where the underground lives."

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Virgo

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VIRGO New York City Lounge, Nightclub Event Space. ... VIRGO a new revolution in New York City Nightlife. Although the appeal of a giant nightclub has always been a bit lost on us, we must admit there’s something about dancing to loud music surrounded by a horde of strangers that some New Yorkers absolutely adore—which is why we’re not surprised to hear about the opening of a new club in the heart of the Lower East Side. Dubbed Virgo, the 3,000-square-foot electronic music destination at 324 Grand Street by Orchard Street isn't only noteworthy because of its focus on deep house music, a genre that many New Yorkers think hasn't received as much attention as it deserves in recent years, but exciting because of its investment in a state-of-the-art sound system that was actually imported from the United Kingdom.

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Basement

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Basement is a project by knockdown center that brings live events for electronic music lovers.

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Elsewhere (Loft)

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Elsewhere lives by an ethos of creative risk-taking, progressive music programming, respect for all people and art, and a desire to support and grow the communities that make it all possible. Elsewhere has multiple performance spaces, a large rooftop, a gallery, a loft café, and an outdoor courtyard, and operates a seasonal art program called Landscape.

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Elsewhere (Zone One)

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Elsewhere lives by an ethos of creative risk-taking, progressive music programming, respect for all people and art, and a desire to support and grow the communities that make it all possible. Elsewhere has multiple performance spaces, a large rooftop, a gallery, a loft café, and an outdoor courtyard, and operates a seasonal art program called Landscape.

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Capitale

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From the lavish atmosphere to the unparalleled service offered throughout New York City. Capitale stands out as the venue of distinction and style for those seeking the very best in New York City.

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H0l0

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This Queens venue may seem unassuming in its plain-brick corner facade—but a balanced mix of local and international acts, combined with a no-frills DIY vibe, has made H0L0 a sure destination for music heads of all genres. Catch acts ranging from noisy techno (L.I.E.S. artist Vereker) to GQOM (DJ Lag) to U.K. dubstep and bass music (Loefah), as well as plenty of one-off live performances (Dave Harrington of Darkside).

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There are many other clubs available in New York like these.

Check out the venues section for the full list of pool parties.

New York Clubs FAQ

What time does the headlining DJ usually start performing in New York clubs?

The headlining DJ will usually start performing around 12:00 AM.

How long do DJs play in New York?

The headlining DJ or artist usually plays a 1 to 2 hour set.

What is the dress code like at New York Clubs?

Guys can wear nice jeans and a form fitting plain t-shirt or a nice button down shirt. Girls can wear jeans or a comfortable but stylish dress if they prefer. Of course guys and girls can never go wrong with dressing up even more – there is no such thing as overdressing when it comes to clubs.

How can I get into New York Clubs for free?

Some New York Clubs have a free ladies guest list, and have a free even ratio guest list – free if you have the same number of girls (or more) in your party.

Keep in mind that many New York Clubs are more exclusive and require bottle service to get in. You can sign up for the guest list on our events page.

How can I book bottle service for New York Clubs?

You can book bottle service directly on Discotech by visiting the New York page

How much is bottle service at New York Clubs?

Bottle service and table minimums at New York Clubs can get pretty expensive in New York, but every nightclub is different.

The best way to find out is to visit the events page and and and choose the event you're thinking of going.

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