After recently getting community board approval to open up a restaurant and downstairs club/lounge in the old Plumm space, Richie Akiva and Scott Sartiano are set to open up what might be the next NYC hotspot at 246 West 14th Street.  Think Butter, their previous dinning clubbing combo designed by Steve Lewis that cornered Monday nights.

This new spot could very well be an interesting new chapter for this storied space.  Steve Lewis wrote that he likes to refer to the space fondly as Nell’s, the knockout spot that preceded Plumm.  But many may remember it more as the place where Axl Rose tried to knockout Tommy Hilfiger.  What started as a slap fight, resulted in a Hilfiger karate chop, and a very memorable NY Post cover.  More»

• Have you been Facesquatting? [Valleywag]

• And so the succession cycle of NYC nightlife continues - The Plumm is really gone, the space to be taken over by the 10ak guys [NYP]

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[Frank Lucas Jr. in middle]

Last Thursday was quite the evening. After venturing to David Foote’s fabulous art opening, I did a complete 180 and went to The Plumm on 14th street for Frank Lucas, Jr.’s single release party. Frank Lucas Jr. happens to be the son of the “American Gangster” (of Denzel Washington fame), Frank Lucas Sr. The venue was packed by 9:00 PM, and all heads were turned when Frank Lucas (wheelchair and entourage in tow) was escorted into a VIP section after stepping out of his classic 1940’s Cadillac limo. More»

Don’t have enough “to-do’s” in your datebook? Not invited to all the best parties, but willing to crash? Stalking a certain celebrity? Here’s what’s going on this week on the (mostly) invite-only scene, with some events you can still catch, even if you didn’t make the Party God’s “Nice List” this week.

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