New Year's Eve in NYC 2026: Where to Celebrate That Is Not Times Square
Skip the barricades and the freezing crowds. Here is how to actually enjoy the last night of the year in New York.
Nightlife.
Where the city goes after dark, and what happens when it gets there.
Where to Throw a Bachelorette Party in NYC
Drag brunch, a private pole class, karaoke rooms that hold 30, burlesque on Orchard Street and rooftops with a view. The best bachelorette plans in New York, plus a night you can copy.
Nightlife
The Best Arcade Bars in NYC
Combine craft cocktails with vintage pinball and classic cabinet games for the perfect nostalgic night out.
More nightlife.
The Best Bar Trivia Nights in NYC
Gather your smartest friends and order a pitcher at these highly competitive, reliably fun pub quizzes across the city.
The Best Burlesque Shows in New York City
Step into the glittering, subversive world of New York's modern burlesque scene, where these 16 venues offer spectacular, seductive performances every week.
The Best Latin Dance Clubs in New York City
Dance the night away to live salsa, bachata, and high-energy reggaeton at the liveliest Latin clubs and parties across the five boroughs.
The Best Lesbian Bars and Queer Spaces in NYC
New York City has more dedicated bars and parties for queer women than anywhere else in the country. Here is where to go out right now.
The Best Piano Bars in New York City
From rowdy, show-tune sing-alongs in landmark rooms to quiet corners for a classic cocktail, here is where to find the keys to the city.
The Best Speakeasy Bars in New York City
Secret phone booths, hidden doors and unmarked stairwells lead to the city's best cocktails, if you know where to look.
The Best Sports Bars in New York City
From massive mega-screens to cozy neighborhood pubs, these are the top spots to catch every game, fight, and match with passionate fans.
The Best Breweries and Beer Bars in New York City
Forget Manhattan. The real heart of New York beer beats in the warehouses of Brooklyn and Queens, from world-class IPAs to perfectly poured lagers.
The Best Cocktail Bars in New York City
Twenty bars pouring the best drinks in New York right now, plus a straight answer on whether the hidden-door speakeasy is still worth the hunt.
The Best Comedy Clubs in New York City
From legendary Greenwich Village basements to indie stages in Brooklyn and Queens, this is your guide to the best stand-up, improv, and alternative comedy in New York.
The Best Dive Bars in New York City
Twenty-one bars across Manhattan and Brooklyn where the beer is cheap, the jukebox has opinions and nobody has redecorated since the last recession.
The Best Drag Shows and Brunches in New York City
Where to find the nightly password, which brunch is worth the bottomless price, and why you should always bring cash for the queens.
The Best Gay Bars in New York City
From West Village landmarks where history was made to the Bushwick warehouses where it's being made tonight, these are the rooms that define queer New York now.
The Best Hotel Bars in New York City
From storied piano lounges on the Upper East Side to cinematic rooftops downtown, these are the New York hotel bars worth the trip, whether you're checking in or not.
The Best Jazz Clubs in New York City
From the Village basements where the music was invented to Brooklyn listening rooms with a donation jar, here is where to hear live jazz in New York now.
The Best Karaoke Bars in New York City
Where to sing in New York, from $1-a-song Chinatown stages and live piano rooms to Koreatown private suites that stay open until the trains get weird.
The Best Rooftop Bars in New York City
Thirteen rooftops worth the elevator ride, from 64 floors above Wall Street to a Rockaway deck facing the Atlantic, with straight notes on prices, lines and dress codes.
Where to Dance in New York: Clubs, Warehouses and Late Rooms
The dance floors worth your Saturday, from Queens techno bunkers and Brooklyn warehouses to tiny rooms where the DJ is two feet away and nobody is filming.