Beloved diner owner, France-hating Frenchman and man of reason Florent Morellet is tired of New Yorkers who are tired of the local nocturnal scene. It's time to snap out of it, in the words of one cinematic New Yorker, and start something new rather than mourn the old. What places do we need to get over? More»

As developers dismantle restore the Coney Island boardwalk in anticipation of the park's umpteenth comeback season (where did it ever go?), wily entrepreneurs are salvaging the planks and turning them into pricey furniture. Does the future of NYC's past lie in the same chaise lounge you do? More»

New Yorkers who complain that the city's nightlife is stuck in an endless rut, take heart: the party scene in Paris is just as anemic. Le Monde even declared the City of Light the "European Capital of Boredom." The only question is which city's nightlife will be the first to have both feet in the grave. More»