"This queer-friendly hotel bar at The Standard East Village hosts art events, late-night DJ sets and drag shows a few times a week. But you don’t really need to check the schedule, because you can always expect early 2000s hits and beer-and-mezcal-shot deals. Everything clashes here, but in a good way - specifically the giant disco ball, neon lighting, and delightfully tacky cow-print diner booths. On a random Wednesday night, you might run into your neighbor who plays wind instruments at odd hours - ask her to stop, and then move toward the back of the bar where there’s more room to dance." - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, matt tervooren