Space & Infrastructure · Indicator 8
Nightlife districts
What this indicator asks
What are some of New York’s important nightlife districts, and how do they contribute to the city’s nighttime culture?
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- Lower East Side
- A dense area of bars and small music venues, such as Mercury Lounge and Pianos, with arts spaces such as Abrons Arts Center and The Clemente.
- Bushwick
- Brooklyn’s main club district, with Elsewhere, Bossa Nova Civic Club and House of Yes, and Nowadays on the border with Ridgewood.
- East Village
- Bars and arts spaces such as Performance Space New York and Niagara, a bar on Tompkins Square Park with free Sunday shows.
- Williamsburg
- Home to National Sawdust and small experimental rooms such as P.I.T. Participants said DIY spaces are concentrated here and in Bushwick.
- Hell’s Kitchen
- The centre of the city’s gay bar scene, along Ninth and Tenth Avenues, with bars such as Industry, which has a stage for drag and music.
- Astoria
- A Queens neighbourhood with the Museum of the Moving Image, the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, and Q.E.D., a small venue for stand-up comedy.
- Chelsea and the Meatpacking District
- Hotel and rooftop clubs such as Le Bain at The Standard, the galleries of Chelsea, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.