Black Oak Nights – New York

Room Service - 35 East 21st Street, Manhattan

It’s Friday night and the mood is right to party. The weather for tonight, and for the rest of this weekend, is supposed to be great, so you better enjoy it while it last. Here is the Friday Nightlife Rundown for March 5, 2010.

Hookah Stress-Free Fridays – 6pm - Katra Lounge (217 Bowery Street): The only thing better than a Friday is a Friday with a hookah. While what you fill the hookah with is limited by the laws of society, you can still have a good time passing the hookah around, throwing back a few cocktails and dancing it up with your friends at Katra Lounge. It’s free to get in, and the party starts right after work. DJ Jay will be on the 1’s and 2’s playing nothing but hip-hop, r&b and old school music, so your flow won’t be stopped by anything you’re not trying to hear.

Dirty Talk Fridays – 10pm
Room Service (35 East 21st Street): Room service is a chic, trendy place on the East side that is home to one of Friday’s best weekly parties. Hip-hop and r&b will dominate the speakers all night long as DJ Jonathan Lopez keeps the party poppin into the wee hours of the a.m.. So be ready to dance, and bring your friends, because groups of 15 or more get a free bottle of champagne. Guys are free until 11pm, and ladies are free until 1am; just let them know you are on the 5 Star Events list.

Latin Fridays – 10pm
Providence (311 West 57th Street): One of the longest running parties in New York, Latin Fridays at Providence continues to go strong, bringing out the Latino contingent with absurd regularity. If you’re down for some Reggaeton or Soca, then this is the place to be tonight. And even if you are not planning on salsa dancing, you can still head downstairs where DJ Worldwide will play nothing but hip-hop and r&b on the 1’s and 2’s. And trust me; this is one of the sexiest venues of the night with everybody attempting to show everyone else up. So coming out dressed to impressed is a severe understatement of what’s required to fit in at Providence NYC.

Wyatt Cenac – 8pm & 10:30pm
Comix (353 W. 14th Street): You know the black guy on The Daily Show, right? Well, that guy’s name is Wyatt Cenac and he will be on the microphone tonight and tomorrow at the Comix comedy club, doing a rare, but extremely funny, standup routine. Tickets are $25 and there is the obligatory two-drink minimum. The only problem with the required drink purchase is that Wyatt is so funny, half of your alcohol is probably going to come out of your nose.

Fabulous Fridays – 11pm
Alphabet Lounge (104 Avenue C): Head down to Alphabet City to take part in one heck of a party. Alphabet Lounge is free tonight if you get there before 11:30, and if you RSVP you will get even more great value. Ladies can take part in a free open bar from 10pm to 11pm. Groups of 10 or more get a free bottle of champagne. And groups of 20 or more get two free bottles of champagne. And until 11:30pm, 3 for 2 drinks, $3 domestic beers, $4 house shots and $6 cosmos. So hurry there and don’t be the only that’s sober!

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