(212) 489-7656
240 W 52nd St
New York,
NY
10019
40.764
-73.9839
Neighborhoods: Clinton, Midtown
What People Are Saying About Touch
The Editor
Lucy Blatter
Citysearch
In Short – A midtown club has certain caveats: The locale is far away from the city's more popular club rows, and it automatically attracts a tourist crowd thanks to its close proximity to Times Square. But Touch has its perks--like an extra-large dance floor, weekly special DJ sets and band performances, and small aesthetic details like color-changing walls and a Sensacell bar that illuminates when a glass or hand touches the surface. Banquettes upstairs allow for a more distant view of the action downstairs. But thanks to high-end bottle service and go-go dancers, it's anything but…
11/09/09
Cleaning throughout the club - ruins ambiance
by arrdeecee
The music was great but the greatest distraction was their clean-up crew constantly meandering through the crowd with their pen lights looking for a mess to clean up. I don't want to feel a dirty, wet mop on my leg! Gross.
Seriously though, I have never seen this done in any other club. The mop-guy shined his light indirectly (not at their faces obviously) at a couple making out and just stared at them watching. Kinda creepy. It was really annoying. Why would you feel the need to clean the club while people are partying? Okay maybe once every 2 hours do a sweep if you don't want people falling but their cleaners were constantly milling.
We arrived a little after midnight and it was $20 cover for everybody except the bride-to-be (she was free). And it's $4 coat check. Line was about a 10 minute wait and it was not worth it.
- Pros: Good music
- Cons: Constant cleaning, Expensive drinks, Small club
10/31/09
Asians get no love
by Reviewer S
Asians get no love.
Agree with a previous reviewer about racial profiling. I think this club just hates Asians.
Came with a huge group to have fun on Oct. 30th. Biggest problem: the DJ. No songs were particularly well mixed or good and none lasted more than 2 minutes before he started shouting, "Latinos in the house make some noise ..." or "Brooklyn in the house make some noise ..."
He goes on and on and on. People just want to dance and enjoy themselves! But he was like a Nazi ordering everyone to shout because he wanted us to. And while he shouted out to every race group, White, Black, Latino ... he purposely missed Asian, and a huge group of us were there to spend money and to try to have a good time. Thanks for ruining it, bub.
One guy commented that he'd been to clubs where he was the only white guy and the DJ was nice and included everyone.
This DJ was the worst ever! We didn't stay more than an hour before we happily left, never to return.
- Pros: Close to train station
- Cons: Worst / Racist? DJ
10/20/09
BEST CLUB IN NYC!
by absdacosta9
ALL THE PARTIES ARE GREAT ON ALL NIGHTS. AMAZING STAFF. GREAT MUSIC AND ATMOSPHERE. A MUST IF VISITING NY:)
- Pros: EVERYTHING
- Cons: NONE
The Details on Touch
What To Drink:
Can't afford to drop cash on bottle service? Try one of the club's specialty cocktails like the Honeysuckle (made of Earl Grey tea-infused Plymouth gin, Pimms, fresh lemon, honey syrup and ginger beer), which runs at a relatively more affordable $14.
Fun Fact:
Touch is the first club in America to use the Sensacell technology; the first-ever was in Canada.
Know Before You Go:
There's usually a $20 cover charge at the door.
The Extras:
Each week the club hosts a party called Back To Work Tuesdays: From 5pm to 7pm, guests sip 2-for-1 top shelf drinks and nibble on treats at a complimentary buffet.
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