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nunzi182 · Kate Spade

NYC GIRLS: What's There to Do in NYC At Night - Work Related

Starstuff · Kenneth Cole

There's a stage-hand strike right now and a lot of B'way shows are not running, so you might want to check into Wicked and YF if you're planning these events for sometime in the near future.

How about renting a double-decker bus for a night-time tour of the city?
Vouchers for skating at Rockefeller Center? Tickets to the Top of the Rock (observation tower)?

nunzi182 · Kate Spade

I know all about the strike but luckily this conference is in the summer of 2008 so hopefully all will be back on by then! Thanks for your suggestions!

halah · Kenneth Cole

I know the double-decker bus thing might sound cheesy but it really is a lot of fun. We've used it before when we've had a meeting in one location and a reception in another as a fun way to transport everyone.

How large of a group are you planning for? Some other things my company has done for our larger meetings:
-Party cruise, rent one of the ferry boats for a cruise around the city at night.
-Private comedy show. Rent out one of the small comedy houses. One of the girls in charge of doing this said it was really stressful because she had to spend a lot of time making sure the comics would keep it PC for a work function.
-Bowling...I skipped this

For smaller groups you could do a wine tasting or champagne tasting (Flute is a great champagne bar). Or if you can score tickets to a baseball game that's always fun.

scarlett · Marc Jacobs

I think Gotham Comedy Club is supposed to get some of the better comics...although I haven't been to Caroline's and know it's a famous venue.

What about a jazz club, like the Village Vanguard? May be better for a smaller group.

Young Frankenstein is getting some somewhat crappy reviews, at least now. If you're looking for a comedy, Spamalot was the most fun show I've ever seen. Granted, I saw it three years ago with the original cast, but it was so great -- and you don't need to be a huge Monty Python fan to enjoy yourself.

nunzi182 · Kate Spade

We're already doing the Double Decker thing during the day. We do this every conference and it's always a big hit. I'm from NJ so I'm somewhat familiar with the city; I don't venture in too often though so I don't know what there reallly is to "do".

Scarlett - we really want to do Spamelot, but we can't get tickets for it.

ETA: Thank you so much for your suggestions!

-- Edited by nunzi182 at 09:34, 2007-11-21