a new gilded age
Louder, Prouder, And More Extravagant Than Ever: Welcome To The Decadent Age Of New York City Nightlife
Wall Street's favorite restaurants are shaking off recession worries. In fact, New York City's nightlife is louder and more extravagant than ever.
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The Lede
The bars and restaurants that put the glint on New York City never stopped partying. While the rest of the country — businesses, investors, economists, regular people — misspent 2023 in a state of anxiety, waiting for a recession that never came, the bastions of New York City's dining elite came out of the pandemic louder, prouder, and more extravagant than ever.
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- Since the pandemic, New Yorkers staved off recession fears by simply spending like it would never come — especially on food, drinks, and entertainment.
- The surge of demand doesn't mean everything has been easy. Food prices have risen, the job market has made workers hard to find and keep, and there's the inexorable rise of New York City rents.
- A survey of New York City's most glimmering restaurants and competitive cocktailers is, of course, an incomplete picture of how the city is recovering.
