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Have you not made it down to the Greenhouse yet? Green Inc. headed down last Thursday for opening night part II to verify the green bona fides. The story is mostly a retread of what has been said before, except for the club's success strategy, beautifully illuminated by head host Bey Archer. He explains that being green will bring in the "celebrity-filled charity events and benefits", and thus make Greenhouse rise to the top of the crappy NYC club scene. Archer says "This is a public relations magnet. There isn’t a person in Hollywood that doesn’t want to have a green image.” Do they have any other ideas for the economy as a whole? Where can we invest? More...

W Magazine (wtf?) gets the scoop on Ken Friedman and April Bloomfield's restaurant plans for the Ace Hotel, but we love the follow up story complete with shots of some already finished rooms of the oh so different concept property. Please take notice of the fridge, the records, and the mismatched furniture that makes the whole thing just scream ACE! It seems that the hotel is also taking reservations via its website, and the prices are definitely not typical Manhattan. For $209 you can get a "cheap room", which is smaller but has a private bathroom. No fridge though. An additional $50 will take you to the next level, and just $879 gets you the 700 SF loft room, where all the magic will happen. Somehow, we are predicting wild things at this place. Full price list and additional photos after the jump! More...

So sweet: champagne school for Matt Levine's besties [GoaG] Feeling poor? Try these bars for free food [GS] Feeling poor? Poser [Gawker] Move over, Nolita, Euros now colonizing the Burgh [Curbed] More...

More weekend wrap up fun, as our friends at Page Six the Magazine hit us with two wonderful stories from the nightlife scene. Ever wanted to know more about the City's hottest DJ's? The Mag gets the low down on five of the biggest names around: Matt Creed, DJ Reach, Jesse Marco, DJ Cassidy and Samantha Ronson, summed up by one nightlife insider "Besides being LiLo's squeeze, Sam is basically worthless". Ouchy. Superstar Joshua David Stein heads over to the Meatpacking District to check in on the nightlife scene's most underrated contributors - the European Gold Diggers. It seems these money honeys are wondering where they will get their drinks from now that the bottle buyers have dissapeared. But these troubling times don't mean these scensters are going to lower their standards. For example, Sammy the 37 year old real estate broker says "Will I knowingly date somebody who is in the sh--ter right now? Probably not." Guess she is cutting her dating pool by several people a day. More...

In what seems like a quarterly occurrance, the over priced and over hyped Lower East Side "performance theater" and nightclub the Box gets the New York treatment, labeling the club and show director/owner Simon Hammerstein as "The Impresario of Smut". That ought to make him feel all warm and cuddly inside. For kickers, our friends at Page Six interview one time Board Member Moby, who says "I don't really go there too often. I like degeneracy . . . but the things that go on there don't make sense to me." That makes three of us. But it must make sense to some people, because the club still packs in revelers and tourists during the weekends. More...

At The Box, Simon Hammerstein’s louche cabaret, a spectacular cocktail of class and crass has started to curdle. More...

Delayed gentrification so not happening [Eater] Great, more than four bars will celebrate NYE [NYM] Great, there will be holiday parties afterall [TheSocial via GoaG] Newsflash: rum is flammable and people at Bro Jimmys are drunk [Gothamist] More...

There are openings, and then there are openings. The Atlantis at the Palm put on a mother effin show for its opening this week, and all we can say is wow. We found the above clip for your viewing pleasure, and for the full 21 minute mindblowing version, you can cruise on over here. More...

Last night, DBTH headed over to the Bowery Hotel for some cause we aren't quite clear on. Something about diabetes, children, and/or starving artists. Anyway, we were pleasantly surprised by the hipness of the crowd (roughly equal ratio of plaid shirts to pairs of Louboutins, par instance), which included the likes of Charlotte Ronson, Maggie Rizer, Keith, Theodora, and Alexandra Richards, and DJ Cassidy. We actually liked some of the art to boot! DJ Berrie got it right again, spinning classic rock mixed with the likes of The Virgins, pretty commiserate with crowd and locale. No signature drink, which was just as well, we'll raise our glasses of red to good music, art, and fashion. Just when things were heating up though, we spotted the King of Cool, Matt Levine of The Eldridge fame and decided the crowd had gotten just too awesome for us. Lit Lounge, here we come. More...

DBTH fav Abbe Diaz received an invitation to the Greenhouse Grand Opening (Part II) and for some reason decided to check it out. It seems that was a bad decision on her part, but lucky for us she decided to share her story. Without further ado: okay seriously i felt badly cuz i had just made a little karim-amatullah joke here last week. and so i get this invite thingie in my inbox yesterday, and so LIKE A DUMBASS i decide: "oh okay. i should go and check it out." now-- REALLY NOW. sorry, but i don't "do" clubland anymore. i am 40 years old and the idea i should be anywheres but in bed with booboo at 1AM is totally fucking ludicrous to me. so when i get an "invitation" at an e-mail address that, quite frankly, i naively believe only TWO promoters in the world (amatullah and ronnie-madra) actually have-- i figure: "yes okay i should go and support the peeps." More...

With December just a week away, the annual tradition of Best Of lists is soon to be upon us. Our friends at the Observer come through with their list of Top 10 Newcomer Bars, with DBTH staff favorite Hotel Delmano taking the top prize. To them, the Hotel D is "Like an expensive pair of skinny jeans, the interior comes comfortably worn in all the right places, with peeling wallpaper and grimy mirrors." Heh. Newcomer Bars of 2008 [Observer] More...

When looking for a bottle of wine, it's always important to find a bottle that is named after a TV show. That's when you know you are drinking the good stuff. Do you hear that City Winery? More...

Times are tough for the beautiful and leggy, too [Racked] Does this mean the Euros are fleeing south? [CityFile] Another reason to stay away from Hoboken [NYM] At least Dubai is still hopping [HC] More...

After last week's iffy test run, Jon B. and his crack team of partners and promoters lets loose for real tonight at Greenhouse. The invite calls for 10 so we suggest arriving at midnight when they may start letting people in. More...

Our best buddy Steve Lewis stands up for Noah and Jason in their quest to gain a liquor license transfer from CB 4, saying the community "will benefit from the loss off a promoter-driven, low-level club -- which Earth became from day one -- and the introduction of a savvy operator like Noah." We whole-heartedly agree, and want to let the hood imagine another scenario for the space. Superstar promoter David Jaffee checked in to tell us "I was contemplating purchasing it but Hemant Phul, the owner, wasn't interested in selling it at the time." It's all about being in the right place at the right time. The full menu for Noah's proposed restaurant is after the jump. [GNML] More...

November means it's time to grow out your Mo in honor of Movember. The annual chrity event urges men to grow out their moustache for prostate cancer awareness. The NYC gala will be held at Capitale this friday evening starting at 9. Go to Movember.com for more info! Guests at the gala get a free Norelco electric razor, Canadian Club cocktails and a chance to go party at the Playboy Mansion. See the invite after the jump. More...

Are you sick of your job and want to start your own business? Have you ever had dreams of taking over a bar and turning it into a celebrity hotspot? Well, here is your chance to buy a bar in Manhattan's Lower East Side side, because Label Lounge on Rivington and Attorney is for sale. If you aren't familiar with the area, the LES has been described as the place where music to style trends originate and the next hot spot hood for New York City. You can be a part of the action by taking over this 1000 SF space for $4,464 per month (5% increase) for 9 years, and a $300,000 Key Fee. That's the greatest deal ever! And the place comes with an apartment upstairs for rent. Whoo-ah. If you can pull this deal off, we guarantee you will achieve all of your nightlife dreams. More...

While Michael Dorf busies himself with City Winery, his former venue the Knitting Factory is prepping for its relocation from Tribeca to Williamsburg. Unfortunately, almost his entire staff won't be coming with him. According to the NY Press, "Only two of the 65 staff members—both managers—are being kept on. According to the bartender, the staff was told in April that they were being laid off en masse." That is rough. [NY Press] More...

Last night, we had the pleasure of checking out Michael Dorf's City Winery, a brand new wine bar, restaurants, performance space and production facility all wrapped up into one large package. We were impressed with the space, the possibility of making our own barrel of wine (for $3000!), and the chance to see an impressive list of musicians in an intimate setting. But we couldn't help but think something was off, with every service offered coming with a list of conditions to be able to partake. Some of the concepts include: More...

In case the recession wasn't enough [Gawker] Valiant attempt, but we'll stay below 14th [Urbanite] Original, isn't it? [NYM] Crazy jokes to come free with room [Curbed] More...

Though usually more the fare of our fave frenemy, the benefit circuit is decidedly New York. While it's hardly our area of expertise, it seems the fuss is a lot more about the parties than the causes. Not so on Friday night at the Museum of the City of New York where we braved the upper upper east side to support a friend in 3 Peaks 3 Weeks, an all-female organization that raises money for three key African charities, each one addressing health, education, and the environment. These women raise funds by pledging to climb the three highest peaks in Africa in under three weeks, a feat documented in a film premiered that evening that reminded revelers that the evening was about more than the bubbly and the canapés and the generally lackluster crowds. And we are rarely ones to turn down a chance to learn more about our fair city coupled with some decent wine and some pretty delicious canapes indeed. More...

Noah and Jason's planned takeover of the former Earth space got off to a good start last night, as Noah appeared before Community Board 4 to ask for a liquor license transfer. Grub Street braved the cold and the possibility of boredom to watch the meeting, and reports: Members of the board were sympathetic, conceding that the Roxy probably won’t be making a comeback, praising Tepperberg for his micromanagement at Marquee More...

The list price for the Eldridge's eponymous cocktail is a steep $32, but for a cocktail made with Armand de Brignac and real gold sprinkles, isn't it worth it? Not according to ChiChi 212, who was a guest of the owner last Thursday night and was given one on the house. The outcome? Meh! The Chi says "... it was delicious. But I was a tad disappointed. Now I don’t know what I was expecting but for $32 I wanted a takeover of my tastebuds. But all I had was a tasty glass of champagne." Imagine how should we have felt if she had to pay? We recommend attending Champagne school so she can understand what it means to be given real Armand de Brignac. We mean, come on. It's Armand with gold flakes. Let's respect the cocktail here. More...

Breaking news from the Meatpacking District, where DBTH has learned that the Noah Tepperberg, Jason Strauss and the Strategic Group are poised to take over the space formerly occupied by Earth (Tenth Ave. between 17th and 18th), adjacent to the Park. According to a Little Birdy, the team plans to keep the 2500 SF operating as a restaurant and lounge with 2 full bars, good for a 299 person occupancy. The only changes will be cosmetic ones. Noah will be heading to meet with Community Board 4 tonight asking for their approval on the transfer of the existing liquor license. When asked to comment, Noah tells us that “what you have heard it true and with 5 years of successful operating history in the neighborhood and a stellar reputation for 'delivering as promised,' we expect the Community Board and neighbors will welcome us to the block." Unlike the Alaska senatorial race, we expect to know the outcome by tomorrow morning. Stay tuned. More...

Two days after Tenjune hosts its 2 Year Anniversary Party, the Pink Elephant team will celebrate it's own 4 Year Anniversary, showing themselves to be twice as happy as Tenjune. In Your Face! We may have to shut the site down for the rest of the week to prepare ourselves. More...