How many people do you think you’ll get? Beauty Bar’s fun, and you can get a manicure. Other than that, it depends on neighborhood.

Check out The Magician in the LES located at 118 Rivington. Good amount of space, early evening str8 crowd is very small, and the drinks are affordable. I go there on and off during happyhour. In terms of gay bars: The Phoenix (447 E 13th)and Nowhere (322 E 14th St)are always dead for happyhour so a group of folks meeting there should not be an issue in regards to room. Nowhere has a big amount of space and Phoenix has that side room for folks to congregate in. I have had get-togethers at Nowhere for a group I was involved in and they went well there.

if you want to rent, Cosmo on 54th between 8-9 (or is it 9-10?) is rather small, but for $150 it’s all yours for 4 hours.

Matt: Try seeing if Urge will open it’s basement lounge for a happy hour. It’s one of my favorite spaces, and they usually only open it later at night on the weekends. I’ve always found it comfy. If Jan. 23 is a weeknight, try The Slide, which is fairly quiet on weeknights. Chick McKinney is a fellow Young Bottoms in Love writer and, easily, the sexiest bartender in NYC.

I would think it depends on how many mafia members will attend. The Slide may be nice because it’s large enough to hold lots of people … but also intimate enough if there aren’t too many of us … and hey, they’ve got that cool bathroom. I think it’s also possible to just spontaneously ‘take over’ the back of Urge … I’ve seen quite a few small happy hour parties there (right around the DJ booth). Hell is also a possibility … but I’ve never been there for happy hour. …

Count this mafia member in. You should check out the party spaces @ Evelyn’s Lounge on the Upper West Side, that place is the shit! 🙂