A cavernous endeavor that puts the "hall" back in "pool hall," Break is desperately devoted to being a billiard bar in the best possible way. A 55-foot bar dispenses a constantly refreshing and rotating spate of 18 beers and a full-on cocktail selection for the willing. Between (or during) games, a menu of American comfort food will help steady your cue-hand. If the multitude of pool tables are occupied, there's always darts, ping pong, foosball, air hockey, hoops, and even vintage arcade games. Break is one of the best times you'll ever have getting lost figuring out how the streets in Queens work.

The Jazz Gallery is a not-for-profit jazz cultural center providing performance and exhibition space for work in the arts - visual, literary and musical - that takes jazz as its central influence. Our goal is to present an expanded understanding of jazz as a cultural tradition which brings music together with other arts and thus extends far beyond its musical form. Founded in 1995, the Gallery is also chartered as a New York State museum.

Cocktail maven Ken Goto - who made his name at Pegu Club ( or is it the other way around?) opens his own spot on the Lower East Side. Tight bar, glowing shelves, Japanese influence cocktails along with Japanese bar foods. Hip crowd, the kind that avoids the mayhem a few blocks over in the LES college chaos around Ludlow.

What we would call a "Bowler's Bowling Alley" if it weren't for the fact that it is really a "Bowler's Drinking Establishment." The Gutter is for adults - so no children allowed! - which is no sin for an establishment that has the vibe of a bar while sporting beautiful old school lanes and vintage decor. Not digital scoring, and silly dancing pin animations here. The Dude would feel at home here with its focus on booze and bowling (you can bring your own food!).

Low frills basement lounge where the denizens of the Meatpacking scene let their hair down, worry less about what shoes they are wearing, and play billiards, foosball and board games.

The Living Room, on the 7th floor of the W Times Square at 1567 Broadway is a warm and enticing lobby bar for those seeking the ultimate lounging experience. Designed in conjunction with the Toronto-based design group Yabu Pushelburg, The Living Room is a beautiful 6,000 square foot promenade with white leather seating squares, streamlined hanging lamps and a glowing lacquer bar. Glowing resin alcoves line the perimeter providing intimate seating and the perfect place to enjoy one of the bars tasty libations. Complimented by The Whiskey, the red-hot nightclub in the basement of the hotel, The Living Room offers the ultimate sophisticated lounging experience in New York.