New Year's Eve on the Lower East Side

As part of our month-long series on the best New Year's Eve parties in New York City, we present New Year's Eve on the Lower East Side: This neighborhood continues to transform, as high-rises, hotels and upscale lounges continue to replace boutiques, tenements and dive bars. It has evolved into one of NYC's major nightlife destinations (for better or for worse, depending on your point of view). For purposes of this post, we are defining the lower east side as east of Bowery and south of Houston. Here are some suggestions:

Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year's Eve at Kush Lounge
Tickets still available:
$90 General Admission and $150 for VIP Table
at:
Kush
191 Chrystie St.
(bet. Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 677-7328
TheKushNYC.com

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Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year's Eve at Hotel Rivington
5 hour open bar: 9pm - 2am
Purchase tickets on-line: MurphGuideNYE.com *
at:
The Hotel on Rivington
107 Rivington St. (between Ludlow & Essex St.)
New York, NY

also at The Hotel on Rivington...
New Year's Eve at CV Lounge
5-hour open bar: 9pm - 2am
Music by DJ KOTU
purchase tickets on-line: MurphGuideNYE.com*
at:
CV at Rivington
105 Rivington St.
New York, NY
and...

New Year's Eve at Levant East
music by DJ Danny Baran
Purchase tickets on-line: tickets.murphguide.com*

at:
Levant East at Thor
Hotel on Rivington
107 Rivington St.
New York, NY
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Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year's Eve at Libation
5 hour premium open bar
DJ spinning classic rock, 80s, hip hop & top 40


at:
Libation
137 Ludlow St.
(bet. Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 529-2153
LibationNYC.com



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Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year's Eve at Gallery Bar
Revelers at Gallery Bar, the site of Sally Golan's Naked Painting Parties, will have to keep their clothes on for New Year's Eve.
5 hour premium open bar
music by DJ Flo
Purchase tickets on-line at MurphGuideNYE.com*
at:
Gallery Bar
120 Orchard St. (between Delancey & Rivington St.)
(212) 529-2266
New York, NY
GalleryBarNYC.com
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Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year's Eve at Thompson LES
General admission includes:
Open bar: 9pm - 2am
hors d'oeuvres
Music by:
Serebe Konde
DJ Wonder
DJ Raffael De Luca
VIP packages also available
Purchase tickets on-line: tickets.murphguide.com*
at:
Thompson LES Hotel
190 Allen Street
New York NY
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If you miss the days when hanging out on the lower east side was a bit rougher, and way less swanky, then check out the Parkside Lounge, who will be pouring drinks like they have been for over 50 years...
Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year's Eve at Parkside Lounge
A classic New York bar, with foosball and a pool table
open until 4am
at:

Parkside Lounge
317 E Houston St (Attorney St.)
New York, NY
ParksideLounge.net


For a listing of over 160 New Year's Eve parties, check out our special New Year's Eve page: Murphguide.com/newyear

*FTC disclosure: if you purchase tickets via links marked with an asterisk, MurphGuide gets a commission. It does not affect your purchase price.

New Bar: Park Avenue Tavern

Congratulations to our friends Dee & Terence Tubridy, Jeff Brosi, Eugene Brennan and Steve Maly on the opening of their new place, Park Avenue Tavern. I popped in on Friday night, and it is quite impressive.

photo via Parkavenuetavernnyc.com

Experienced hospitality veterans, owners from Libation (Lower East Side), Saloon (Upper East Side) and Good Company (Williamsburg) have teamed up with Billy Gilroy (Employees Only, Macao Trading Co., East Side Social Club) and opened a beautiful new tavern in midtown, a few blocks from Grand Central Station. Park Avenue Tavern has two bars: a large bar in the middle of the main room on the first floor (kind of like on "Cheers"), and another one downstairs, in the "Barrell Room". There are plenty of flat screens all around, making it a good spot to watch a game. But being on Park Avenue, it is way more upscale than the average sports bar, with more attention paid to cocktails and food.

photo via ParkAvenueTavernnyc.com

The big buzz right now is for their tap service downstairs. The beer taps are built right into the booths, so you can pour your own pints. Kind of like a self-service pump at the gas station, except with my kind of fuel.

Park Avenue Tavern

99 Park Ave. (39th St.)

New York, NY

(212) 867-4484

Links:
ParkAvenueTavernNYC.com

Park Ave. Tavern on Facebook

Articles:

From Queens Busboys to Manhattan's Big Time (nytimes.com)
The Dawn of Formal Keg Service (urbandaddy.com)
New Restaurant and Bar Radar (gothamist.com)
Park Avenue Tavern: A bar with taps at the booths (NewYork.com)

March Madness at Libation

#12 in our series highlighting the best places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in NYC. The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and continues on Friday with 4 games each night.
Then the Elite Eight on Saturday & Sunday.

March Madness at Libation
Libation is a multi-level lounge & bar on the lower east side...


Libation
137 Ludlow St.
(bet. Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 529-2153
LibationNYC.com

Super Bowl Party at Libation: Sun. Feb. 1

#4 in our series of Super Bowl parties in NYC.
In our continuous efforts to "connect the fun to the fun people", we will be listing Super Bowl parties here for the next week.
For the full list, visit our special Super Bowl party site: SuperBowlPartyNYC.com


Sunday, February 1
Super Bowl Party at Libation

$30 optional open bar package
duration of the game
$9 pitchers of mimosas, bloody Marys & beer
25 cent wings
$19 brunch
at:
Libation
137 Ludlow St.
(bet. Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 529-2153
LibationNYC.com

New Year's Eve at Libation

New Year's Eve at Libation.
#43 in our month-long series highlighting the best New Year's Eve parties in NYC.
See the whole series here:
murphguide.blogspot.com/search/label/New Year's Eve
For more info. call the MurphGuide New Year's headquarters:
212 717-9955

Wednesday, December 31, 2008
New Year's Eve at Libation
General Admission:
$125 premium open bar: 9pm - 2am
champagne toast
passed hors d'oeuvres
party favors
live feed of the ball drop

Table Reservations:
$200 per person
Table for the duration of the evening
Minimum of 4 guests to a table
Bottle of Veuve champagne
2 bottles of premium vodka
including mixers & Red Bull
Passed hors d'oeuvres

Group rates available
Call 212 529-2153 to inquire

Libation
137 Ludlow St.
(between Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 529-2153
LibationNYC.com

Toys For Tots Toy Drive at Libation: Thu. Dec. 11

Thursday, December 11
Toys for Tots Drive at Libation
FREE one hour open bar for Toys for Tots
from 7pm- 8pm
when you bring an unwrapped toy
at:
Libation
137 Ludlow St.
(between Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 529-2153
LibationNYC.com

Free Club Dance Lessons for Women at Libation

Ladies, if you ever felt like improving your moves in the club, Libation and The Nightlife Media Group are offering free dance lessons every Wednesday in August...

Free Club Dancing Lessons for Ladies
Wednesdays in August

Get ready for cocktails, drink specials, music, and a free hour long lesson that'll get your heart pumping and your booty shaking. You'll learn today's hottest and trendiest dance moves from some of the best dancers in the industry in a fun environment with all of your friends. And don't worry if you have two left feet, there's no dancing experience needed. Each move will be broken down with detailed explanations that any beginner can learn.

Prizes and bonuses all night for the best improved dancers
Sorry guys, this event is for ladies only

Nicole Guidetti, lead instructor from the hit new dance series, Sexy Moves For The Club, will teach a complimentary dance class teaching you all of her favorite moves that are perfect for going out

Nicole currently teaches Hip Hop and is a top professional dancer with a long career of notable performances, having danced with P Diddy, Beyonce, Ashanti, Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani,
Ricky Martin, Thalia, Sean Paul, Smash Mouth, Musiq, and the NYC Knicks Dancers.

Every Wednesday in August
August 6, 13, 20, 27
7pm
at:

Libation
137 Ludlow St. (Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 529-2153
LibationNYC.com

Links:
LibationNYC.com
The Nightlife Media Group (myspace)
Learnclubdance.com

And here is a sneak peak video of their "Girls Night Out: Club Dance For Women" DVD: