Thursday, June 18, 2009

Breaking: Lower East Side is NYC's "hottest nightlife neighborhood"

Cityfile has a report on Zagat's new nightlife survey. Some 6,000 New Yorkers were allegedly surveyed. And what did they say?:

The Lower East Side is NYC's "hottest nightlife neighborhood," while the meatpacking district was named "most over-rated/or over-hyped." As for "the growing trend of bars with master mixologists," more than half of the people surveyed said it was "an excuse to charge more for drinks."

3 comments:

prodigal son said...

This actually means that the LES is now the "most over-rated/ or over-hyped" while the meatpacking district will probably have a nice quiet neighborhood bar scene in a few years with no one remembering what the fuss was about.

Matt said...

I actually think there should be some sort of test to get into the LES at night. And a more difficult test to open a business there. It should be very similar to the type of questions given to people who want to work at the Strand. Ah, if only...

The LES is just a nightmare, let's face it.

kmc said...

I'm an LES resident and I must admit Brooklyn is kicking our ass. The LES has been over for years. Brooklyn just had a new music and art festival - Northside Festival. We've got nothing going on.