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NYE in NYC Party Pick: Cake Shop

December 21, 2006 at 4:05 PM | 0 Comments

We think the best way to spend New Year's is at a friend's house, but if none of yours are opening their homes to complete destruction, you'll have to head outside. If you want to sweat into the New Year with a bunch of drunk hipsters, Cake Shop is where you'll want to go in Manhattan.

The venue is billing its party as the only free one in the neighborhood. We can't verify that--and yes, house parties are usually free--but it sounds about right, considering similar venues are charging (Pianos: $20, Sin-e: $15). We also have a soft spot for Cake Shop because when Syd Barrett died, they kept a candle burning next to a picture of him at the bottom of their staircase. So respectful.

The drink specials will start at 5 p.m., when everything's 2-for-1 until 8 p.m. After that, it's $3 sake bombs, then $1 Bud Selects, and so on. Happy drinking! If you're just dying to see the ball drop, you can always try and crash Ultragrrrl's apartment for TV access.

[Photo: doryexmachina]