New York Nightlife

New York's nightlife justifies its reputation as the city that never sleeps — a 24-hour culture that ranges from the jazz clubs of the West Village (still the world's jazz capital) to the rooftop bars of Midtown, the underground clubs of Brooklyn and the comedy clubs of Hell's Kitchen that launched some of the biggest names in stand-up. Manhattan's bar geography is defined by neighbourhoods: the Lower East Side for dive bars and underground music; the East Village for a mix of everything; the West Village for wine bars and intimate jazz; Midtown for hotel bars and rooftop views. Brooklyn has emerged as the more creative, less expensive alternative for nightlife: Williamsburg and Bushwick have world-class bars and club nights, with Bossa Nova Civic Club and Nowadays drawing the kind of lineups that used to be exclusive to Manhattan. The city's comedy scene — SNL, The Comedy Cellar, Upright Citizens Brigade — is unmatched anywhere in the world.