Webster Hall
New York, NY 10003-5301
Phone: (212) 353-1600
Fax: (212) 614-0420
- Cross Street:
- Between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue
- Directions:
- 4, 5, 6; N, R, Q, W at 14th St-Union Sq; L at 3rd Ave
- Specialties:
- Dance Club
- Hours:
- Thu-Sat 10pm-4:30am
Editorial Review for Webster Hall – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
This tremendous historical ballroom (known in the '80s as the Ritz) is now a mainstream-glam dance shack, with several floors and 40,000 square feet of adventure. DJs spin house, pop and various other genres to suit the crowd's taste. The club also features art shows and variety acts. A large number of patrons flock here from outside the boroughs, though special events such as fall's Exotic Erotic Ball (imported from San Francisco) attract more downtowners.
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User Reviews for Webster Hall
08/11/2008 Posted by Bonzai101
I went to Webster Hall this past Saturday - AMAZING! So, how did it work and why did I have a great time when so many people (check reviews below) did not? It might have to do with approach - just follow me here. I went Webster Hall's website - there was a link to sign up for a one time FREE ticket via e-mail; got that right away, printed out the ticket/my pal did too. The webpage keeps track of which ISP addresses access it, because I could not find the link again. Except for group rate packages, I did not see any info on drinks...precursor to high costs? Probably, so a pregame was a must. We settled on some beer and liquor and fininshed it on the train on the way in. Pretty juiced up, we made the best pregame choice of all - smoked a Hookah at Horus Cafe. This was relaxing as hell, and really put us in the mood. Webster Hall lay just down the street. The free tickets got us in quickly. Now stop right here....The place is crowded, dark, and loud - you are either into that or you are not; if you cannot dance or are not willing to try, this place will not be fun . My friend and I could hold our own (ha!), and jumped right into the Techno room upstairs. After a good scope out and a couple forays onto the dance floor, we met some International girls :)Again, a couple dance skills is what really made that work - I pulled off some simple breaker moves on the dance floor; nothing fancy, but got people's attention. A real problem was how slick the floor was with liquor...I almost fell right on my face. Later on, everyone was pretty hot/tired, so we bought some water...$5 for a bottle of Poland Spring! Around that time, the 'Auction' occurred and both guys and gals were sold off on stage - very funny, a real central event. Overall: PROS: Enormous, multiple dance floors with all kinds of music. Huge variety of guys and girls - somebody for everyone. CONS: Very expensive drinks. Unless you go for a group package or are a high-roller, the prices are ridiculous.
07/31/2008 Posted by bubbla
I was there this weekend for a bachelorette party and had some gross man hitting on myself and my group after asking him to leave us alone he continued to come up and grab our arms and force us to dance with him. I went over to the bar THREE Times to ask for security since this man was also drunk and no one ever came. After my displeasure i called the hall to let them know of the incident and they have not returned my calls or taken them, funny enough the managers have not been in for the past 4 days. I'll tell you this i'll never go back there and discouage anyone from going there. Prices for drinks are high , atmoshpere is not great considering you're in NYC there's a TON of better places so skip on this one!
Pros: If you want to be molested
Cons: you'll be molested by gross creepy guys!
Schedule
| 10/11/2008 | Against Me! w/Ted Leo and the Pharmacists & Future of the Left |
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| 6:00 pm | ||
| 10/11/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 10/13/2008 | Notwist / Dosh |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 10/14/2008 | Yelle with special guest Passion Pit & Funeral Party |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 10/16/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 10/18/2008 | Secret Machines |
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| 6:00 pm | ||
| 10/18/2008 | Tokyo Police Club |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 10/18/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 10/22/2008 | DUFFY WITH OPENER ELI "PAPERBOY" REED |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 10/23/2008 | Crystal Castles |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 10/23/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 10/25/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 10/28/2008 | Matthew Sweet |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 10/29/2008 | ANBERLIN w/Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Straylight Run, There For Tomorrow |
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| 6:00 pm | ||
| 10/30/2008 | MGMT |
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| 6:30 pm | ||
| 10/30/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 10/30/2008 | Justice (DJ Set) |
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| 11:59 pm | ||
| 10/31/2008 | Webster Hell Halloween Party | |
| 8:00 pm | ||
| 11/01/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 11/06/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 11/08/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 11/09/2008 | THE MOUNTAIN GOATS/KAKI KING PRESENT:THE LAST HAPPY NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE |
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| 8:00 pm | ||
| 11/13/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 11/15/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 11/20/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 11/21/2008 | AMANDA PALMER WITH THE DANGER ENSEMBLE |
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| 6:00 pm | ||
| 11/22/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 11/27/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 11/29/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 12/02/2008 | Dr Dog |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 12/04/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 12/06/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 12/07/2008 | Nada Surf |
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| 7:00 pm | ||
| 12/11/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 12/13/2008 | Awesome 80's Prom | |
| 8:00 pm-9:45 pm | ||
| 12/18/2008 | CSS |
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| 6:30 pm | ||
| 12/18/2008 | Girls' Nite Out | |
| 10:00 pm |
