I need some help planning a New Year's Eve Party. Our theme is “nothing fancy” and we have just a few friends coming over. The goal is to provide our guests with a fun and relaxed atmosphere without all the hoopla to...

Any good place to take 2 friends from out of town for a New Yorkers New Year's Eve experience? Either a nice restaurant followed by a bar, or committing to a New Years Eve dinner/drinks event?

Reporting back on the New Year's Eve party at Rialto. Food and service were both outstanding. It was civilized, no crowding (first time I experienced that on the Eve) Band was terrible, but not loud, so we won’t count that....

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