Spooked by the scene in The Shining where Jack shoots the breeze with the spectral bartender? Wait till you tipple with the ghosts of these local haunts.

Forget that old cocktail-menu mainstay, the apple-tini, in favor of the latest crop of fresh apple and pear drinks.

Bring that beef back.

Die-hard fan or no, $750 for a Barbra Streisand stadium seat is madness. Two alternatives from the next generation.

Local bands of the moment come home.

Dance music may not be the dominant form it was a few years back, but don’t count out rump-shaking just yet.

Thomas Onorato, the "doorbitch" of Glen Belverio's Confessions from the Velvet Ropes looks into his crystal disco ball: Will you be getting into this season's hottest clubs?

Room service, stripper poles, a VIP treehouse and the return of La Esquina's Serge Becker are just the start.

This week, a parade of stars take Manhattan. Who’s worth the ticket price?

Those few end-of-summer warm-not-hot days are precious—and perfect for a mellow (and free!) outdoor jazz concert.