Sweaty and deep, Wrecked has been credited as being as close to Paradise Garage as you can get without building a time machine. Hosted by Hannah Shoshana Fisher and Paul Iacono, with drag shows by Blake Deadly, HUMP plays that exact mix of disco, Grimes, Bowie, and Black Box that will keep you on your feet. Yes, there are still young people in this city who dress up, look great, and are staying up in the middle of the week and having fun. Added bonus: Flash Factory has, arguably, one of the best sound systems in New York right now. Hosted by Ladyfag (when does she get a special medal from the mayor for keeping nightlife alive?) with a rolling roster of DJs, including two of NYC’s most sought-after talents: the Carry Nation and Honey Dijon. It feels old-school, with voguers and club kids, disco daddies, straight coolios, models, the old and the young, all together getting lost and found in music. The new weekly Sunday dance party harks back to Sunday rituals of the past like Body and Soul and the Sound Factory. Huge, vivid, and all about dancing, Battle Hymn is brashly flouting all those naysayers who complain that the city is lame and lost in luxury. The city has been praying for a Sunday dance party, and now it’s here.
