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The Box

189 Chrystie St., New York, NY 10002
nr. Rivington St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-982-9301 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
4.8 out of 10

13 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: Cabaret, Private Party Space, Swank

Photo by Mike Duva

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Hours

Tue-Fri, 11pm-4am; Sat, 7pm-4am; Sun-Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.; J, M, Z at Bowery

Cover Charge

$45

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American Express, MasterCard, Visa

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This particular box was a defunct twenties sign factory until Serge Becker (La Esquina, 205) joined theater folk Richard Kimmel, Randy Weiner, and Simon Hammerstein in reimagining it as an intimate Hammerstein Ballroom (which was built by Simon’s grandfather Oscar). So now, up a curving, Persian-rugged staircase is a mezzanine of armchairs gathered around a display of antique bottles exhumed during construction. The newly New Orleans–style balustrade overlooks bejeweled chandeliers and a mirrored back bar equipped with towering molded cabinets. The small bar upstairs caters to those dining in the velvet-curtained balcony booths; downstairs, dinner unfolds in spacious U-booths a step up from the parquet floor. The state-of-the-art stage is graced by circus stars, human oddities, and avant-garde thespians from France, Russia, and even Brighton Beach—a mix as fanciful and incongruous as the layered wallpaper of cherubs, Chinese fighting fish, and flappers. — Daniel Maurer

Reader Ratings

4.8

what's going wrong with The Box

akb from 10012 | Posted on 5/30/08

Overall Reader Rating: 4 (Not Recommended)

They changed the door staff a few months ago. The new guy at the door, Gaenz or however he spells his name has absolutely no idea what he's doing but thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread and...Read More

The Box of Poop

jazzphan74 from 10028 | Posted on 4/4/08

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

Super overpriced venue with an amateurish lame show that a 6 yr old could have produced better. Super rude and arrogant staff, and boiling inside. Who wants to sweat through their clothes all night? For the $3,000 I just spent...Read More