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#steppinout
Civetta Is Not the New Beatrice
Approximately every five minutes someone leaks that Beatrice Inn owner Paul Sevigny has taken over a new place in New York that is like his old place. Except it's not really true. More » -
#nightlife
The Smell of Death Lingers Over New York Hipster Clubs
Since Beatrice Inn and the Jane Hotel Ballroom closed down hipsters have been in a state of non-ironic panic. Earlier this week both were rumored to be reopening soon. The hipsters were happy! But then bad things and death struck.
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#nightlife
A Brief History of New York Hot Spots
Remember when Bungalow 8 was the hottest place in town? Yeah, memories of those days can be a bit foggy. With the news that it's closing we're looking back on the glory days of the greats. More » -
#couturecrash
After Fashion's Night Out, An Open Letter to Mary-Kate Olsen
I went to Fashion's Night Out at Bergdorf's last night to see you bartend, but you were gone. Always wanted to thank you for that magical moment we shared at the Beatrice Inn. So I thought I'd do it here! More » -
#nightlife
'Save The Beatrice Inn' Movement Not Very Successful
New York's most important issue is Saving the Beatrice Inn. But alas, it looks like the return of the elitist coke den is not meant to be. Chloe Sevigny may not be the city's biggest power broker, after all. More » -
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Saving The Beatrice Inn Is NYC's Most Pressing Issue
"Nightlife Preservation": The political cause you can support by sniffing coke in the Beatrice Inn bathroom! Is it possible to support a cause in theory while wishing its supporters would shut up, in practice? In this case, yes. More » -
#nightlife
The Beatrice Inn returns next week, supposedly. A slow death, then.
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#obits
The Death of the Beatrice Inn
If the Beatrice Inn were to close forever, rather than just temporarily, what would we say at its funeral? Because we're feeling wistful this afternoon, we're going to attempt something of a eulogy.
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#tragedies
Beatrice Inn Shut Down, Skinny Cokeheads Left to Wander Streets
Low-ceiling'd smokehut the Beatrice Inn, a hip downtown bar frequented by society types and New York celebrities alike, has been padlocked. Some say it's because of all the druggery and smoking, others because of overcrowding.
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#nightlife
Sean Avery to Be Owner of Club, Not Bouncer or Interior Designer
Vogue-interning hockey star Sean Avery is opening a Tribeca "sports bar meets country club" with the proprietor of drug-free downtown nightspot the Beatrice Inn. A joke about Avery, Josh Hartnett, and coke goes here. [NYO] -
#fieldguide
Rory Guinness: Beer Heir and Beatrice Inn Documentarian
The West Village's low-ceiling'd celebrity coke den Beatrice Inn has a strict door policy and shuns media. But they're happy to host Irish beer heir Rory Guinness and his band, who shot a video there. More » -
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Beatrice Inn Shuts Down Sex And Drugs Forever
Would the downtown Manhattan nightspot Beatrice Inn like to shed its reputation as a coke den where insiders say that two of the Six Rules For Getting Laid are to flout the rules, then flout the rules some more? There should certainly be no rule-flouting in the presence of these small paper signs warning against sex and drugs, which are posted in the bathrooms, where they can do the most good. Of course, they might make an exception for Josh Hartnett and friends.
