12/30 thru 1/1: when harry met sally screenings: relive the nye party reunion of meg ryan and billy crystal at screenings of nora ephron and rob reiner’s 1989 romantic comedy when harry met sally at village east by angelika (12/30 7pm, 8pm, 9:30pm), cinema 123 by angelika (12/30 7pm), and syndicated (12/31 5:20pm + 10:25pm, 1/1 6:30pm). various prices.
tues (various times): breweries and taprooms: champagne not your thing? have a hoppy brew year at one of nyc’s many breweries and taprooms. here are some suggestions (free admission unless noted):
► bohemian hall and beer garden (astoria). $25-40 (see ‘silent disco beer garden bash’ 9pm-1am below for details). >>
► fifth hammer brewing co (lic) >>
► kings county brewers collective (bushwick) >>
► other half (carroll gardens) >>
► strong rope brewery (red hook) >>
► threes brewing (gowanus) >>
tues (various times): nye at barcade: race into the new year at barcade. the arcade bar is tapping rare and obscure beers (available for purchase) and offering a free champagne toast at midnight. free admission, game prices vary. >>
tues 6pm-12:15am (arrive much earlier): times square ball drop: concerts! confetti! crowds! commodes! test your stamina at the annual times square new year’s eve ball drop event. free admission. >>
tues 7:30-9pm: best year ever! comedy show: host jenny gorelick and a lineup of 25 comedians present their best bits of the year one last time at union hall (park slope) before heading into 2025. attendees are welcome to stay for the venue’s nye party on both floors following the show at no additional charge. $15 adv, $20 door. >>
tues 6pm, 8pm + 10pm: q.e.d. new year’s eve spectacular comedy showcases: laugh ‘happy new year’ one last time before q.e.d. changes ownership in march. tonight’s lineups include christian finnegan, keenan steiner, kenice mobley, anthony devito, calvin cato, kitty reynolds, kristal adams, and others. note: the 6pm show is open to ages 13+, and the 10pm show includes a screening of the times square ball drop and a champagne toast. q.e.d. (astoria), $15-40. >>
tues 8pm-12:45am: new year’s eve contra: promenade and sashay into the new year at brooklyn contra’s eighth annual new year’s social dance. led by caller will mentor and featuring live music by new england-based trio stomp rocket, the evening includes a beginner lesson at 8pm, snacks, and a champagne toast at midnight. camp friendship (park slope), $30. >>
tues 8pm-1am: new year’s eve country-oke bonanza: take the stage with a four-piece band backing you up at honky tonk bar skinny dennis’s country music karaoke night. admission includes a mystery shot at midnight. skinny dennis (williamsburg), $29.87. >>
tues 8pm-2am: royal palms shuffleboard’s flamingo formal: start 2025 off with a tang (cue stick) at royal palms shuffleboard’s annual flamingo formal. free admission. optional court times are available for purchase on site. a $125 package includes a five-hour unlimited drink wristband and a sandwich. >>
tues 8pm ’til late: rubulad presents: the fancy pants ball: don your most dazzling duds and get ready to dance your pants off at underground art party thrower rubulad’s nye party. featuring live music (preachermann and the revival, hungry march band, les san culottes, viva’s rock + roll burlesque), djs (pork chop and reaganomics), go-go, visuals, and more. themed dress encouraged. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. rubulad (bushwick), $30-40. >>
tues 8pm ’til weds 8am: new york night train’s 16th annual new year’s ball: jonathan toubin’s new york night train party returns to tv eye (bushwick/ridgewood), featuring six bands and 14 djs filling three rooms with 12-hours of non-stop music. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. $25 adv, $40 day of, $10 after 1am. >>
tues 8pm-3am: citysoul drum + bass new year’s eve: indie arcade wonderville hosts a night of gaming and bouncing breaks. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. wonderville (bushwick), $20-25. >>
tues 8:30pm doors: barn burner nye country dance party: olivia ellen lloyd and band burn it all down with three hours of honky tonk, dancing, and carrying on at jalopy theater (columbia street waterfront district). admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. $35 admission, $60 for two. >>
tues 9pm doors: abba lang syne new year’s celebration: mamma mia, here we go again! nyc’s spot-on abba tribute band returns to littlefield (gowanus) for a nye disco party. $30 adv, $40 day of (ticket includes admission to the take a chance on me on after party listed at 12:30am below). >>
tues 9pm: end times iii: doomsday disco: it’s apocalypse now at purgatory’s third annual party for the end of the world, featuring musical performances, djs, drag, and a pre-party happy hour with flash tats and a photo booth. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. dress code: apocalypse chic. purgatory (bushwick), $22.66+ >>
tues 9pm-1am: the uncommons new year’s eve: roll with it at the uncommons board game cafe’s annual after-hours party, featuring a wide library of games to play and snacks and drinks available for purchase. admission includes a sparkling wine toast at midnight. the uncommons (greenwich village), $25. >>
tues 9pm-1am: nye silent disco beer garden bash: take your pick from three djs spinning different genres into your wireless headphones (provided) at astoria’s bohemian hall and beer garden. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. $25-40 (a credit or debit card is needed for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>
sponsored: tues 9pm-2am: new year’s eve dance party at parklife: dance into 2025 with djs marc bars, trauma, and mikey palms as they play the best of 80’s and 90’s pop and hip hop, with a mix of hits through the decades, at parklife (gowanus), a modern taqueria inspired by persian, mexican, and texan flavors. $20 adv, $25 door (food and drinks will be available for purchase). >>
tues 9pm-4am: hot rabbit’s resolutions lgbtq+ new year’s eve party: hot rabbit’s big queer nye party takes over brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg) with djs, drag, burlesque, and live vocal and dance performances. food will be available for purchase. bonus: door prizes for best dressed. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. $30 adv, $40 door. >>
tues 9:45pm: time’s up! annual new year’s eve bike ride and after party: celebrate a future positive new year’s eve by joining in a group bike/skate to central park’s belvedere castle. nyc direct action environmental organization times up’s annual ride has three meet-up locations (williamsburg bridge’s brooklyn-side entrance, the washington square park arch in greenwich village, and the flatiron side of madison square park) and culminates in an outdoor dance party. free. >>
tues 10pm-12am: new year’s eve celebration in prospect park: gather at brooklyn’s grand army plaza for live music and a festive light show display. note: the light show is weather dependent and as of press time was pending fcc approvals. free admission. >>
tues 11pm: a concert to usher in the new year: surround yourself in the magestic sounds of a 12,000-pipe aeolian-skinner organ at this annual nye concert, performed by paolo bordignon at st. bartholomew church (midtown east). admission includes a champagne reception at midnight. $20 suggested donation. >>
12:30am-3:30am: take a chance on me on nye: a post-midnight nye disco dance party: keep the good times going until the last dance at littlefield’s post-midnight party, where dj dandelion will be spinning hits from the ’70s and beyond. littlefield (gowanus), $8 (free admission for ticket holders of the 9pm abba lang syne new year’s celebration). >>
coming up: our next event
The Fifth Annual Loving The Alien: A Bowie Tribute Dance Party
Calling all Heroes and Space Oddities!
It’s been eight years since David Bowie left us and returned to his home planet, and we’ve been feeling Under Pressure ever since.
On Friday, January 10, Let’s Dance through these Changes as DJ Steve Reynolds (Party Like It’s 1999) keeps the Stardust alive with a night of Bowie’s biggest hits and deep cuts from his 50-year career.
the skint presents:
The Fifth Annual Loving The Alien: A Bowie Tribute Dance Party
Friday, January 10 at 10:30pm
littlefield
635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn 11217
Tickets are $7 in advance*, $12 at the door.
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*plus Eventbrite fee
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