China 1 Gets Into Speakeasy Game
Another day, another speakeasy. This time it's China 1 who steps into the fray with a super secret basement lounge to lure more patrons to Avenue B. The space previously hosted spontaneous dance parties, but it has been repositioned as a stand alone lounge. According to an email that is being sent around, to gain access you must:
walk through the restaurant to the stairs in the back and go down. You'll find a bar. In the corner will be a blond girl with a clipboard. give your name, and she'll guide you to the hidden lounge. She'll also give you a clipping of film which you can redeem for a free drink at the bar.
So mysterious. The space is designed to look like an ancient Chinese palace, and holds up to 100 people. The target crowd is "models, agency reps, designers, photographers", and even the staff will be models. Oh so beautiful. The lounge is unnamed, but the goal is to pick something that represents the "notion of Western debauchery in a Chinese setting." That shouldn't be too hard.
DBTH
Reader Comments (8)
Another one of these....??
Jeeezzz
I give it 5 months
China 1 sucks! I'd never go there! Ugly crowd!
been there my friends and I were def the only non asians for miles
...now you have to ask some girl with a clipboard to let you into the space that you could previously just walk into by yourself? stupid. i bet that ugly neon fishtank is still right in the middle of the space, casting a hideous glow on all the asians and jersey trash...this place was over 2 years ago
this party was advertised on craigslist list need i say more?
the space, physically, is cool.... that's about it. everything else sucks.
This club is in the basement of my building, in which 25 families live, including young children and inform elderly. This club has been an absolute nightmare for we who "live upstairs." We tenatns have spoken to China One's owner (Andrew Krauss) and management (Steven) on numerous occasions, sent them letters, called them up in the wee hours of the morning, and even contacted the landlord, all to no avail whatsoever. They seem to deliberatly not care that we cannot sleep at night, especially on the weekends, until after 4 a.m. because of the loud bass beat that literally throbs through the building and shakes the walls. I implore all to please DON'T PATRONIZE THIS CLUB! It is just a money-grubbing operation that doesn't care who it inconveniences as it just strives to rake in the cash. Worse, Krauss has said he donates part of the proceeds to a Tibetan charity outfit -- some buddhist! This new concept of theirs is also so racist it boggles the mind. The new Obama era is here and it's time to stop being so self-centered, ya'll -- get with the program, grow up, and contribute to the quality of life in our community instead of destroying it in your own self-indulgence. AND LET US SLEEP!
surprised they're still open