House of Yes ★ 4.6
$$$Bushwick{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'occasional', 'thursday': '20:00-04:00', 'friday': '21:00-04:00', 'saturday': '21:00-04:00', 'sunday': '20:00-02:00'}
House of Yes in Bushwick is the multi-room performance club that pairs DJ sets with circus, drag and burlesque on the same Wyckoff Avenue stage Thursday through Sunday.
Tip: Buy tickets online before 22:00; costume-themed nights enforce a dress code at the door and walk-ups without it get turned away.
Nowadays ★ 4.7
$$Ridgewood{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': '22:00-06:00', 'saturday': '22:00 onward', 'sunday': 'until 22:00', 'note': 'Saturday night runs continuously into Sunday daytime'}
Nowadays in Ridgewood, Queens is the indoor-outdoor dance bar with a Funktion-One rig and a backyard the size of a small park. Friday through Sunday is the real schedule.
Tip: Saturday's Mister Saturday Night runs straight through Sunday's Mister Sunday daytime party. Cover hovers around $25; cash and card both work.
Public Records ★ 4.6
$$$Gowanus{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-22:00', 'thursday': '18:00-22:00', 'friday': '18:00-04:00', 'saturday': '10:00-04:00', 'sunday': '10:00-21:00'}
Public Records in Gowanus pairs a Sound Room dancefloor with an upstairs listening lounge, kitchen and natural-wine bar inside an old social services building.
Tip: Friday and Saturday push to 04:00 in the Sound Room; the upstairs lounge is the easier walk-in for cocktails and listening on weeknights.
Le Bain ★ 4.2
$$$Meatpacking District{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '22:00-04:00', 'thursday': '22:00-04:00', 'friday': '16:00-04:00', 'saturday': '14:00-04:00', 'sunday': '14:00-00:00'}
Le Bain is the penthouse discothèque on the top floor of The Standard, High Line. A plunge pool sits on the dance floor and the rooftop sundeck opens in season.
Tip: Free entry early on weekends; arrive before 23:00 or expect a line. The rooftop crepe stand opens late if you need a snack.
The Lot Radio ★ 4.4
$Greenpoint{'monday': '10:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '10:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '10:00-00:00', 'thursday': '10:00-00:00', 'friday': '10:00-00:00', 'saturday': '10:00-00:00', 'sunday': '10:00-00:00'}
The Lot Radio in Greenpoint broadcasts live DJ sets from a shipping container on a triangular vacant lot, with a coffee, beer and wine counter open through the day.
Tip: Open 10:00 to midnight every day with free entry; Saturday afternoons are when the best New York selectors swing through.
Elsewhere ★ 4.4
$$Bushwick{'monday': 'varies by event', 'tuesday': 'varies by event', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': '20:00-04:00', 'saturday': '20:00-04:00', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}
Elsewhere in Bushwick spreads across three stories and five rooms, with a 600-capacity Hall, smaller Zone One and a rooftop bar running indie and electronic bookings.
Tip: Buy advance tickets for the Hall headliners; Zone One and the rooftop often stay open free after the main show wraps.