Chinatown

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One of my favorite times of the year is Chinese New Year, or CNY. Lots of company (family reunion), good food (overeating), firecrackers (Boom, Boom, Pow), dragon dance parades, red envelopes (MONEY) - it's my equivalent of Thanksgiving and Christmas rolled into one More»

In Roman Polanski's classic film Chinatown, Chinatown is presented as a lawless wasteland, a place so inherently insane that Jack Nicholson has no recourse but to accept the shocking things he's seen. In that way (and likely in that way alone), Roman might actually approve of last weekend's absolutely insane launch party for the Brent Bolthouse-produced party for the upcoming video game Rage, featuring a live outdoor C-Town performance from The Black Keys. More»

Don Hill passed away last night, the Blarney Rock has been evacuated, a new unbelievable sounding club is coming to Chinatown, Roy Den Hollander is continuing his crusade to end Ladies Night, Lindsay Lohan eats concrete and more. TGI-Nightlife. Happy weekend everyone! More»

Parties popping up at Jobee, a guide to hitting the Bar Downstairs at the Andaz, and the best karaoke joints in town. Plus, Prince William's bachelor party, a possible end to pub crawls, and a nightclub that is raffling off a boob job. Things are going from small to D-cup in today's nightlife roundup! More»

Repost from Sunday: Andre Saraiva, nightlife impresario, graffiti artist and co-owner of Le Baron, sat down with GofG yesterday to tell us (in between kissing and hugging his girlfriend Annabelle Dexter-Jones) the details on Le Baron and the scoop on his new Hollywood club. Find out why it hasn't opened for Fashion Week, the look, the doorman, the menu, who is getting in and more, below. More»

Fashion Week is always about more than just clothes. It's about beautiful people and champagne and gift bags and parties. Mostly parties. What were the best? More»

Armin Amiri's Mister H. has a strong first showing, and Andre Saraiva gives the scoop on Le Baron. Find more about Lady Gaga's LES and which bars are best to escape from a bad date. Get your New York nightlife fix now. More»

Gawker was all over the strange picture choice for the Page Six item about the closing of Santos Party House; the photo erroneously features Nur Khan, Paul Sevigny and Don Hill who do not run the Chinatown club busted for drugs. But we touched base with the New York Post editor-in-chief who defended his paper: More»

The internet swept a lot of NYC sleaze off the street and into the living room. Porn sites and Craigslist made sex shops and streetwalkers nearly obsolete. But a Chinatown massage parlor knows if you can't (or can) beat 'em, join 'em. More»

I'm back in New York after ten days in Berlin. More on the trip later, but for now: the return. There's a bitterness that comes with ending successful travels. But if you're lucky, it's countered by the sweetness of being home. Herein, some essential steps to getting back in the New York groove. More»

Eric Asimov pointed out in the Times that local Chinese joints have largely escaped the upscalification that's washed over once-lowly delicacies from burgers (hello, Pat LaFrieda) to hot dogs (PDT, DBGB). He's right about the cuisine's stubborn modesty. But unlike Asimov, I don't think it should get classy. More»