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The New York City borough is still ringing from the beats of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (July 9 — 14) — a scintillating six days of hip-hop concerts, films and parties from Williamsburg to the Brooklyn waterfront, headlined by Busta himself. But this being New York City, the party doesn’t stop there: want a taste of the Big Apple’s fabled nightlife, while staying in a hip-hop state of mind? Here are some insiders with party tips to share. **Wes Jackson, executive director, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival** I like to go out in Brooklyn, to local places like Mo’s in Fort Greene ([mosftgreene.com](https://mosftgreene.com/)). Each night offers something different — burlesque, karaoke, music-video showcases. It’s a great place to just relax and hear music. For a meal and to watch NCAA basketball games, I head over to Mullanes ([mullanesbrooklyn.com](https://mullanesbrooklyn.com/)), another neighborhood spot. They make the best hamburger in all of Brooklyn. 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They’re all originals — you feel like you’re in Kingston, circa 1955\. If it’s a weekend, I’ll head for the Brooklyn Museum ([brooklynmuseum.org](https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/)), which hosts the monthly Target First Saturdays event featuring live music, gallery talks, a film series and late-night dance party, all for free. On other nights, I’ll check out Good Peoples Summer Sail (), a weekly dance party held on a clipper ship that sails along the Hudson. Usually, I’m hungry afterward, so I’ll head to the Lower East Side for a late-night snack at the Meatball Shop ([themeatballshop.com](https://www.themeatballshop.com/)). The beef balls with ricotta and prosciutto are the restaurant’s signature. **Jordan Sommers, editor, Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey** I live in Los Angeles but am frequently in New York and love the city’s nightlife. I often start my night downtown, with a meal at Pastis ([pastisny.com](https://pastisny.com/)) in the Meatpacking District. I like the food and the crowd, and it’s right across from the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC hotel ([hotelgansevoort.com](https://hotelgansevoort.com/)), where I often stay. After dinner, I’ll head for the hotel’s roof-top bar, Plunge, which has a loungy, low-key kind of vibe. On other nights, I might make for Broadway, usually for a show with an African-American theme. I’m looking forward to Mike Tyson’s upcoming one-man play, _Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth_, directed by Spike Lee ([telecharge.com](https://telecharge.com/)). Then I’ll do dinner in Harlem at Sylvia’s ([sylviasrestaurant.com](https://sylviasrestaurant.com/)), the iconic soul-food restaurant. Once I’m full, I’ll head out for a night of music. I love Q-Tip (), from A Tribe Called Quest, who deejays throughout the city. If he’s spinning, I’ll always catch his set. [PHOTOS: A Brief History of New York City Taxi Cabs](https://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2110985,00.html) [PHOTOS: Composite Characters: Peter Funch’s Fictionalized New York](https://lightbox.time.com/2011/09/21/composite-characters-peter-funchs-fictionalized-new-york/#1) One Night in New York ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6642151/one-night-in-new-york/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6642151/one-night-in-new-york/"},"headline":"One Night in New York","datePublished":"2012-07-23T04:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-22T05:58:50.140Z","description":"One Night in New York","url":"https://time.com/archive/6642151/one-night-in-new-york/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd571dbc8619dc408/698a45020116827bf1983eb5/360_ztravel0723_0723.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"DAVID KAUFMAN","url":"https://time.com/author/david-kaufman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd571dbc8619dc408/698a45020116827bf1983eb5/360_ztravel0723_0723.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"360_ztravel0723_0723.jpg","caption":"RAC concert at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY, on Saturday, June 30, 2012.","creditText":"Pete Pin for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/6642151/one-night-in-new-york/","name":"One Night in New York"}}]}] ```