John Galliano
54 West 21st Street
Slate, Chelsea’s multi-level nightlife spot, is hosting a New Year’s Eve celebration to be remembered. Come and enjoy five hours of open bar access, two hours of complimentary appetizers, live music by a DJ, and much more.
135 West 41st Street
December 31 at 9 p.m.
Celebrate the New Year with other music lovers in the heart of Times Square. Nebula is a futuristic, modern nightclub that is offering a way to ring in the New Year in a “boisterous fashion,” with non-stop music from a live DJ playing all the latest and greatest hits.
76 Ainslie Street and 199 Bowery Ainslie is hosting NYE events at both its Brooklyn and Bowery locations. Both kick-off at 9 p.m., with live music from a special guest DJ, appetizers until 11 p.m., and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.
The
at InterContinental New York Times Square
9 pm–1 am
Within walking distance of the Times Square ball drop, the InterContinental New York Times Square is once again hosting its popular NYE celebration at its restaurant and cocktail bar, The Stinger. Whether you’d like to just drop by for the evening or snag a room for the weekend, the party offers an open bar, light bites, live DJ sets, themed party favors, and more.
Hidden Lane
129 East 15th Street
December 31 at 8 p.m.
In Union Square, Hidden Lane’s extravaganza includes a special live DJ performance and a premium five-hour open bar offering cocktail favorites from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. There will also be a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.
House of Yes
2 Wyckoff Avenue
December 31 at 10 p.m.
Bushwick’s House of Yes is hosting Gala Galactica, a space-themed New Year’s Eve celebration with music by Pontchartrain, DJ Cent, and DJ Ultra Violet.
House of Yes invites guests to “go deep into innerspace and explore the expanse of galaxies through dancefloor excellence and intimate encounters,” during the celebratory night.
Chapel Bar 9 pm–2 am Gramercy
Tucked in between the photography museum Fotografiska New York and a 19th-century church, Chapel Bar is an ultra-swanky, well-kept secret of a cocktail destination. Usually only open to members, this New Year’s Eve, the doors are also being opened for all folks to party the night away at a “Say Goodbye to Your Sins”-themed gathering. In addition to a required black tie/formal dress code, there will be a confetti midnight toast, surprise entertainment, and an open bar with house specialty cocktails.
1. The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year’s arrival date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon.
2. Champagne production skyrocketed from 300,000 to 20 million bottles per year between 1800 and 1850, as the world started ordering more for ship christenings and New Year’s celebrations.
3. Kissing someone at midnight is said to come from the idea that doing so will prevent loneliness during the coming year and ward off evil spirits.
4. Ancient Romans are credited with the kissing tradition because of their Saturnalia festival. It was a celebration honoring Saturn, the god of time.
5. In Spain, the tradition is to eat 12 grapes to bring you good luck. Eat one for each month.
6. The most common resolution people make is to get healthier. Each year,
it is estimated that 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by February.
7. Eating black-eyed peas is a southern tradition said to bring economic prosperity in the coming year.
8. Find a way to include a round food (think donuts, bagels…) into your New Year’s meal. The shape symbolizes that the year has come full circle.
9. The island nation Kiribati in the Central Pacific is the first location to ring in the new year each year. American Samoa is the second to last place to celebrate the new year behind Baker and Howland Islands, which are both uninhabited.
10. Lobster and chicken are both considered bad luck foods. According to superstition, it’s because of a lobster’s ability to move backward and a chicken’s ability to scratch itself backward.
633 W 5th Street, Los Angeles 90071 End your year on a literal high on the 59th floor of the famed U.S. Bank Tower – L.A.’s tallest skyscraper and an absolutely breathtaking setting for a NYE celebration. Gatsby’s Penthouse - an upscale, throwback Great Gatsby-themed party at Capture Studios - features a four-hour premium open bar, three areas to meet and mingle, a pair of top DJs, casino games, and complimentary party favors. The night culminates in a live, DJ-led countdown to 2023.
617 S. Olive St., Los Angeles 90014
DEC. 30, 2022
If you prefer to skip the NYE crowds and mark the occasion at home, you can still celebrate in stately style on Friday, December 30 at the Cicada Club’s New Year’s Eve “Eve” Party. Located in the historic Oviatt Building, this glamorous Downtown Art Deco supper club is a rare opportunity to savor authentic vintage Hollywood vibes, complete with big bands, fine dining, and throwback dancing. For New Year’s Eve “Eve,” Dean Mora and his Orchestra will fill the floor with enduring tunes from the 1920s through the ‘60s.
618 S. Spring St., Los Angeles 90014
Downtown LA’s former Stock Exchange building has been lovingly transformed into Exchange LA, a sprawling and nostalgic nightlife bar-raiser filled with Art Deco styling and ornate details. Celebrate NYE 2023 at Exchange LA with esteemed English DJs James Hype and Max Low, who’ll have this phenomenal four-level facility pulsating with curated EDM through 3 a.m. on New Year’s Day.
648 S Broadway, Los Angeles 90014
There’s no venue in LA (or any city, for that matter) quite like the spectacular Clifton’s Republic, located in Downtown LA’s historic Broadway Theater District. Ring in the New Year at Clifton’s with a TIME WARP through the decades, featuring 5 floors and 7 rooms of fantasy come to life. Music from Todd Edwards (Daft Punk) Desire (Italians Do It Better) Chris Holmes (Paul McCartney), Nick Sylvester (Godmode/Channel Tres) Allie Teilz, The Moontones and more surprises. Dress to impress in costumes from your favorite decade!
830 S Broadway, Los Angeles 90014
This all-access pass to multiple bars, each with exclusive drink specials, keeps your New Year’s Eve options open. The Downtown LA pub crawl ticket includes the Golden Gopher, Pattern Bar, Broadway Bar, LA Biergarten, plus more to be announced, with free welcome shots at the first three locations. The Hollywood bar crawl ticket encompasses 10+ NYE parties, each with drink specials, plus free welcome shots at select venues (2023 lineup TBA).
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