Sway
New York, NY 10013-1336
Phone: (212) 620-5220
- Cross Street:
- Between Greenwich Avenue and Hudson Street
- Directions:
- 1 at Houston St; C, E, at Spring St
- Hours:
- Mon 10pm-4am , Wed-Sun 10pm-4am
Editorial Review for Sway – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
With its red walls, red lighting, Aladdin-style chandeliers and oriental arches, Sway has a cozy, Arabian feel. Everyone is scanned at the velvet ropes by eyes dripping with attitude. This is a huge meat market: The volume of numbers exchanged exceeds the hefty bank accounts of most of the male patrons. There is no cover charge and most of the hip crowd arrives after 1am.
Hits: Sway is a guaranteed good time, and if you can forgive the stringent door policy, once you're inside it's a full-on party--the kind that may lead to bad decisions and embarrassing anecdotes. But it's well worth it.
Misses: There's a $40 minimum to use a credit card, even on relatively quieter nights.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoGoing at off-peak times (i.e., earlier) may help you at the door, and as long as you've got a respectable girl-to-guy ratio, you probably won't wait too long. And buying a bottle is a sure thing every time.
When to GoIf waiting for drinks at the bar and weaving through crowds isn't you're thing, head over on a Thursday night--the party is still in full-swing, but you may manage to snag a seat without dropping $300 on a bottle of Goose.
User Reviews for Sway
04/25/2008 Posted by NYCClubBanger
As a native New Yorker and major nightlife denizen, I've seen my way around the city - from dive bars to being one of the lucky few to tear up 1Oak. Generally speaking, I am easy to please - with three requirements - good music, hot girls, and an easily-accessible bar to quench my neverending thirst for alcohol. Unfortunately, I've now been to Sway three times, and the proverbial Three Strikes, You're Out rule is now in play. This club is the most overhyped, overrated, wanna-be MPD spot I've ever seen. From the arrogance of the holier-than-thou, hideous and snooty door girls, to the persistent lack of female talent inside, I don't understand why anyone would venture to such a remote location....unless, of course, you truly came to go to Anchor and the place was too packed, so you were forced to have a sub-par night across the street. The gig's up. The club is unimpressive, your girls are ugly, your music sounds as if an 8 year old is playing an iPod on shuffle, you're located in the middle of nowhere, and you're pretentious enough to think you're in TriBeCa. Since you could care less about the potential of your establishment, please just pack it in. It'd make everyone much happier to not have you around. Thanks for your attention, yeah you, ugly door beeyyotches.......
Pros: The place has four walls and a roof
Cons: Too many to list
04/25/2008 Posted by GSLGSL
I attended SWAY on a Thursday night and must say - I have never been more miserable in my entire life. After discussing for 10 mins with the pale, tall, rude, gross, blonde door girl why she should let me and my friend in - we got into this horror show. Extremely rude staff, unfriendly - a similar feeling to a prison. Entire staff is on a power trip - not sure why, the place is a dump. I would never go here again and wouldnt even bother wasting your time. The door girl is a miserable, disgusting human being.
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Schedule
| 08/10/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 08/17/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 08/24/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 08/31/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 09/07/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 09/14/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 09/21/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 09/28/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 10/05/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm | ||
| 10/12/2008 | Smiths/ Morrissey Night | |
| 11:30 pm |
