John "JE" Englebert, owner of Chelsea coldspots Prime and Suzie Wong, and the preeminent nightlife presstitute of NYC is back to his ham-fisted ways.  You may remember some of his past shenanigans that involved creating a group called NYC Night Clubs Against Bottle Service (NABC). This time he is proposing a nightlife district in the Garment District, a la Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

One of his selling points?  The proximity to Penn Station:

The Garment District is strongly being considered because of its proximity to transportation hubs in Penn Station

Hmmm...wouldn't it make sense to put any kind of nightlife district as far away from New Jersey Transit as possible?  Well no reason to be concerned, it's just more hot air from Englebert...

Have you been dying to meet Q-Tip but too lazy to search for where he hangs out?  Have you always wondered what Marquee looks like in the daytime?  Well, thankfully you have us to make you aware of this once in a lifetime experience for both! This Monday, get yo butts over to Prime at 10 am for hair/makeup and wardrobe where you will then be taken to Marquee to be extras for a club scene in "Holy Rollers" a film staring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor and Q-Tip.

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Perhaps there is a large silver lining to Heather Locklear's recent DUI arrest. Enter John "JE" Englebert, owner of Suzy Wong's and Prime, serial nightlife press releaser, and former Peter Gatien drone.  Perhaps you remember Englebert back in August when he came to the "rescue" of Asian waitresses who were supposedly fired from shady club 1 oak for being, well Asian.   Englebert issued a press release offering to hire the girls, however, there was a fly in the ointment.  One of the girls had already worked for him at Suzy Wong's and had left because Englebert withheld tips.

So moving right along, Englebert is now at it again, talking out of both sides of his mouth and issuing a press release that announces the creation of a new Locklear-inspired group that calls themselves "NYC Night Clubs Against Bottle Service (NABC)." Their mission is a "crusade to end alcohol abuse in NYC nightclubs".  Whether FACT or FICTION, this is perhaps a larger threat to bottle service than the financial crisis!

"John JE Englebert is reaching out to nightclubs and lounges across the Big Apple to put an end to bottle service which contributes to high abuse of alcohol in the city that never sleeps.  The recent DWI arrest of actress Heather Locklear has inspired Mr Englebert a former friend of Locklear..."

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