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One of the city's most prominent clubs in the late 19th century was the Union Club of the City of New York, founded in 1836. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] The Union Club was restricted to 1,000 members, resulting in a long waiting list and several offshoot clubs. [ 5 ]
The Ritz was founded in 1980 by Jerry Brandt in the historic Webster Hall ballroom and concert space located at 119 East 11th Street between Third and Fourth avenues in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. The Ritz focused primarily on live performances, often of newer acts, but also featured dancing.
This is a list of notable current and former nightclubs in New York City. A 2015 survey of former nightclubs in the city identified 10 most historic ones, starting with the Cotton Club, active from 1923 to 1936. [1]
The Brook is a private club located at 111 East 54th Street in Manhattan in New York City.. The exterior of the club's building in 2024. It was founded in 1903 by a group of prominent men who belonged to other New York City private clubs, such as the Knickerbocker Club and the Union Club. [1]
All members enjoy full use of the clubhouse facilities and its services. The Club includes a bar, The Big Red Tap & Grill, and a restaurant, The Cayuga Room. In addition, the club has four banquet/meeting rooms, a business center, 48 overnight guest rooms, and a library. Members may use the squash courts at the Yale Club of New York City.
The club's main entrance. The current building is the club's sixth clubhouse and the third built specifically for the members. The prior two clubhouses were at Fifth Avenue and 21st Street, occupied from 1855 to 1903; and on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 51st Street, a limestone clubhouse occupied from 1903 to 1933.
In 1909, the Cosmos Club formed as a club for governesses, leasing space in the Gibson Building on East 33rd Street. [2] The following year, the club became the Women's Cosmopolitan Club, "organized," according to The New York Times, "for the benefit of New York women interested in the arts, sciences, education, literature, and philanthropy or in sympathy with those interested."
The club's 14-story building, which is a designated landmark, is located at 30 West 44th Street and initially was occupied by The Yale Club of New York City. [6] [7] For 2023-2024, the Penn Club was named to the list of the Top 50 City Clubs and was rank the second-best city club in New York City by Platinum Clubs of America. [8]