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It’s early evening at Santos’ Party House, where a homemade fish-tank chandelier is suspended from the ceiling. More...

For the last few Wednesdays, a certain fashionable crowd has descended on Chloë 81. More...

"I mixed Obama's speech over that track to prove that you can be politically aware and funky." Heard backstage after last night's AC show at the Grand Ballroom, in reference to the pre-show mash up of Obama's Denver acceptance speech played over a kickin house beat. [Photo Credit] More...

Glitz, glamour & DBTH. What a winning combination. As usual, DBTH was on the scene to check out opening weekend when most of the magic happens. Here's a quick recap. With the pending inauguration in D.C., Park City was front loaded to get the main events over with during the opening weekend. Most of the "talent" had departed by Monday to head east, and we are guessing many of them were forced to share a Gulfstream or, gasp, fly mersh. Pity. Friday evening found us at the 'Brooklyn's Finest' premiere party thrown by Greenhouse at Sky Lodge and presented by 360 Vodka. The movie stars Ethan Hawke and Wesley Snipes, but we also spotted Kevin Bacon, which makes us only 2 degrees removed from Bernie Madoff. Something we can always cherish. Saturday night is right this way. More...

Our Little Sundance Birdy spotted some NYC characters trying to get into the festival's spirit of giving, saying, You'll be happy to know that the Eldridge douche crew is spewing their crap around Sundance and giving out their business cards to get into any gift / party lounge that will fall for it. Did I miss something? Isn't Eldridge just the poorer LES cousin of has been Marquee? LA people are so dumb. Dumb or genius? They did manage to snare a reality star in their trap. More...

What is it about cozy, pretentious West Village bistros that create the environment for new love? A Little Birdy points us to this Missed Connection posting: We met at the bar at the Waverly Inn last night. About the 7:30 to 8:30 time frame. You were leaving and offered your two stools to me and my female friend. You said she needed a foot massage. Anyway, you said you were an interior decorator and I mentioned that I was looking for someone who could help with my apt. You called my number but I erased it by mistake. Maybe you'll get this. A post dinner foot massage? This is the group you pursue on MC? To each his reach. We hope you lovers find each other in time for Lover's Day. More...

Breaking news over the wire. Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater, Editorial Director of the Curbed empire, and frequent nemesis of DBTH, has ankled the company. Mr. Leventhal announced his departure tonight in a post on Eater, saying "I'm surrendering my position of Editorial Director of Curbed. This is going to help us stabilize the bottom line in a meaningful way during a difficult time." While we have certainly had our issues with Mr. Leventhal over the years, we wish him the best. Fortunately for all of you, we are well positioned in this down market and aren't going anywhere anytime soon. [Photo Credit] More...

Before we go for the long weekend, we now bring you our comment of the week. Dear DBTH, From my cubicle on wall street I report that all my earnings will be up for this quarter. Yes, I am a genius I-Banker, and for fun instead of going out with my friends and buying bottles (because I'm such a successful I-Banker) I spend my nights hustling people to buy bottles in the hopes that the B&T club I'm promoting for will give me a table on the dance floor and a free bottle! This is what I call going out the Jaffee way!! If you want to be added to my mass text messaging please check out my website. In the meanwhile, I will be trying to get within 20 feet of the doorman at Plumm to find out the real story, and hopefully I will be able to report the true story with diligence from my cubicle on Wall Street tomorrow morning. Kind Regards, David Jaffee PLEASE CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE! And dont forget to buy hair gel if you're coming out with me. Noel Ashman Moving On? [DBTH] More...

What happens when glitzy hoteliers convert a SRO into a glitzy hotel while some of the residents are still living there? Find out by watching this video made by one of the Jane Hotel residents, detailing actual workers doing actual work! Experience the horrors of construction without drop cloths and walking past wires! Wheeeee! [Via Curbed] More...

Some news on the Ace Hotel front, as hotel reps tells us that it's Palm Springs location has opened up its reservation line. The former Westward Ho Hotel was redone by LA based Commune and features The Amigo Room that is designed as an old ranch hand bar, and King’s Highway restaurant which is really just a transformed Denny's! We could not confirm if Moon Over My Hammy is on the new menu, but our fingers are crossed. Ace Palm Springs will open in February, and could be a popular place in May when Coachella rolls back into Indio. In Ace NYC news, the hotel opening has been pushed back into early March 2009. $99 bunk beds. Get pumped. Ace Hotel Coverage [DBTH] More...

Stevie L spreads the news that Level V in the Meatpacking District has shut it's doors, citing a lack of business and Steve Hanson and B.R. Guests unwillingness to pay promoters to attract any type of steady crowd. Even the Jaff? We certainly remember some fun nights in the basement, but for the life of us, who even knew that this place was still open? Makes sense that it's gone. [BB] More...

The Zipper factory will be closing, following the fate of so many other alternative entertainment facilities. [TONY] Along those lines, the yuppies won again as Old Devil Moon in the East Village will be closing within days. JVNY reports that the "perfect throwback to the early 1990's" was open for its "probably" last night of business last night. Sad, sad. [JVNY] Yay, recession. Anchor Bar now offers $20 all you can drink from 7-9 on Thursdays. Suweet. And! Grub Street reports that the owners are working on a NEW space nearby. [Grub Street] Apparently martinis utilizing Nolly Pratt are fated to become sweet and cloudy. Vermouth company Nolly Prat will be changing its formula. Experts suggest switching your provider to cope. [Food & Wine] Sushisamba has launched an elaborate matchmaking scheme. The attempt to set up "two to three pairs" will culminate in a intimate sushi and sake pairing event a few days from Vday. Aaaaawkward. [Eater] More...

A lot of times, we get a hankerin'. We can't predict when it will happen, or what we will get a hankerin' for, but when we do, look out. If you ever get a hankerin' for Tacos and Sangria, we suggest you check out the recently opened El Atazcon on 1st Avenue at St. Marks. Are they culinary pioneers bringing together the best of Spanish and Mexican cuisine just for you? Probably more like they only have a wine and beer license so they can't give you a margarita. Anywhoo, new taco place in the East Village. Check it. More...

The most hilarious party ever (Fashion meets finance) has been resurrected, and this time with Jim Cramer. What better way to spend an evening than bumping elbows with socially awkward guys; soulless, golddigging b&t girls;and now, the Carrot Top of finance! [Gawker] One great side affect of the current financial crisis: establishments are laying off those officiuos bathroom attendants. Now you can use the loo and without being guilted into leaving a tip for...nothing. Spend it on the new recession-priced drinks instead! [Eater] We aren't the only ones excited about Tuesday - Hennessey is making 180,000 of limited edition bottles to commemorate Obama [Grub Street] More...

Who benefits most from the tough door policy at the Beatice Inn? According to Blackbook's ridiculous How To guide, it's nearby burger Mecca Corner Bistro. When asked what to do after Angelo and Todd drop the hammer on you and your friends, both sometime patrons mentioned a trip to burgerville, with "She" (by Sheree) saying, "It’s just another excuse to eat at Corner Bistro." Careful not to repeat this process too many times, otherwise you may burst through your tight jeans/leggings and never make it back inside. No Tubby's. More...

Regarding a this week's hullabaloo over the Webster Hall Door policy, a commenter sheds some light on the situation, saying: a simple call to the hispanic doorman in charge of decisions shed light on the situation. it wasn't color that kept them out. .it was the offending remark one of the 4 girls said to the other in spanish. she obviously didn't know the doorman could understand what she was saying. he politely told her not to bother and the bitch went nuts. the race card is easy to play but a lot of the crowd who got in were non-white and whites were turned away as well. they are trying to make it nice there and obviously don't need drama from these type of foul mouthed low class people. she knows what she said and it's worse than the shit she made up. While we don't appreciate the foul language, we do appreciate the tip. Let this be a lesson to all of you, respect your doorman and don't underestimate people. More...

Though bankers aren't partying, the Googlejet crew is. And boy, is it crazy. Things got a bit...nipply over in New Zealand [Gawker] Bush (yes, that bush) will be gone with Bush (with a W). Bodes well for the one night stands this weekend [Gothamist] Smalls, the village jazz club, is undergoing some hard times, but is also attracting some "generous benefactors" who will support the New York jazz institution as an alternative charity [Urbanite] More...

Paging all gentleman! Work have you down? Wife giving you a hard time? Have the winter blues? If you answered yes to any of these questions, head on over to Sapphire to take your mind off things. Sapphire will open in the former Scores East on January 15, and seeks to "provide premiere adult entertainment to one of the nation’s wealthiest zip codes with an air of elegance and class and is satisfied to be the only gentlemen’s club in the district." If that floats your boat, and you want to enjoy a steak and a choice of over 8,000 ladies Sapphire has on staff, than you are in luck. Full release after the jump. More...

The folks from the Randolph have teamed up with those crazy mamma jammas from Vice to dominate the upcoming Sundance Film Festival in Park City. The reason? Besides wanted to teach those industry nerds a thing or two about how it's done, Vice is releasing its first feature film, "White Lightin", and Team Randolph will be handling the events surrounding the film at Downstairs. The details are as follows: The Sunday evening (1/18) event will run from 12am-5am and will be sponsored by Vice Magazine and co-hosted by Elite Models. During the day on Monday (1/19), we will be running a 'hub' for Vice where snippets of their film will be looped and press junkits will take place. On Monday evening, The Randolph and Vice will co-sponsor a cocktail hour from 7:30pm-10pm which will act as a prescreening event for Vice's first feature film, "White Lightin'". The Randolph will then host an after-party from 1am to 5am featuring DJ Paul Oakenfold. The whole Randolph wrecking crew will be in Park City to staff the fiesta. Beyond events, the Ranolph will be serving up Progress Punch, a special event cocktail, to all those A-Listers and Hollywood wanna be's. Full recipe after the jump. More...

Does the recently re-opened Webster Hall have racist door policies? The new Facebook group Boycott Webster Hall claims it does, saying: me and a group of friends (mostly females) and I go to Webster Hall for a night of drinking and dancing. When we got to the front of the line the bouncer tells us that we're not going to be let in [before getting carded or even spoken to]. We move to the side, and the group of Caucasian people behind us are let in (btw i dont want this to be a race war). We notice that every group of black and/or Hispanic people are not let into the club. From what we saw, a Hispanic couple, a group of black men as well as a group of black and Hispanic women were not let in. We caught this on tape and it will be released as soon as it's edited together. A group of Hispanic males were not let into the club before we went in. This is ridiculous, I understand that someone may want to keep the place safe so they don't allow a group of 'thugs' in. But this was every minority. Our friend, who was white [who seemed to be gettin closer to being let in] but spoke spanish was not let in. Yet our asian friend, was allowed in. They were right next to eachother. Webster Hall is Racist. but worst of all were the Black bouncers explaining why and defending such blatant racism. We also overheard one of the white men at the entrance say "They're too dark..." Several Black & hispanic clubgoers left upset, and completely aware of the racial discrimination being exhibited by this establishment But is it true? More...

There is something very special about a snowy winter day in New York City. We spent ours in the snug and toasty confines of the Spotted Pig, sipping on their delicious Bloody Mary's and enjoying some homemade mulled wine, which is served warm and chock full of spices with a touch of honey to bring it all together. A lovely way to watch the snow falling in the West Village. More...

Steve Lewis sends word that the Meatpacking District has still not run out of space for pretentious nightlife spaces. No more luxury hotels with swank lobby bars or former meat markets converted into trendy clubs. The future is below ground. It seems there is a new space under development below Ninth Avenue that is co-owned by Steve Hanson featuring "12-foot+ ceilings and actual street manhole covers as part of the ceiling". Access is through Ara. While Lewis did not notice any ongoing construction, the space had previously been marketed to nightlife's heavy hitters. Paging Noel Ashman. A New Space Under the Street [bB] More...

Remember Fall, 2007? The housing market was booming, ballers were buying bottles, and anyone lacking an on call Gulfstream couldn't really be considered anyone. At the same time, the Dow Jones Industrial Index reached 14,000 for the first time. Life was good! Well, those times have come and gone. Unfortunately, some aspects of those heady days are still with us. Allow us to introduce our latest feature, That's So Dow 14,000, where we expose ridiculous things that seemed to make sense for a moment, and are now simply ridiculous. Firmly entrenched as #12 on InStyle's List of New York Hot Spots is DBTH favorite, The Eldridge. You know the drill by now, as the "bartenders are called butlers, security guards are called chaperones and where hospitality consultants accommodate every request." But did you know that ladies are strongly discourage from wearing flats? This dress policy, over-hyped low quality champagne and over priced cocktails are all So Dow 14,000. Funny enough, the DJA really started to tank when the Eldridge opened in late summer 2008. Coicidence? You tell us. More...

Why does Plumm get such a bum rap? According to one Little Birdy, it may have something to do with owner Noel Ashman selling out his interest in the club. Our LB says: rumor is that noel ashman does not care about his biz is because he sold 40% of his club "Plumm". He is gonna closed soon and reopen with another name and new staff. Thats why he is having so many getto parties and not paying his staff. Also Damian Dash is gona be invoved in it. We think Damian's momma may have an issue with that arrangement! As for closing, Noel Ashman's reps firmly deny the story, telling DBTH: Story not true! In fact, Noel and his business team are looking to open another space in NYC as well as versions of The Plumm in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. More...

Off topic, but who can argue with this fella getting all sleepy! Awwww. [