Walk through SoHo or the Lower East Side on a weekend, and it’s as though party life has returned to pre-pandemic times. There are lineups, guest list mavens with iPads guarding doors, and booming techno that fills the streets anytime someone opens or closes a set of steel nightclub doors.
People are seeking a break from pandemic isolation. New York’s highest-profile booster, Mayor Eric Adams, turns up on social media partying with models and hip-hop artists, among other celebrities. He has referred to himself as the nightlife mayor.
Now there is talk of creating a special nightlife district–possibly open around-the-clock. Ariel Palitz, the executive director of New York’s
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