Best area for Nightlife/Clubbing

I will be going to NYC the last week of the year. What area should we stay in for the best nightlife, clubbing, etc? I stayed in MTW the first time and found it to be very touristy with limited clubs. Any suggestions?

Best area for Nightlife/Clubbing

I don%26#39;t know what MTW is (Mandarin Time Warner?), but you might want to look into the SoHo Grand, TriBeCa Grand, the Hotel on Rivington, and the Gansevoort. All in non-touristy neighborhoods.

Best area for Nightlife/Clubbing

In general, the better areas for clubbing are The Meatpacking District, the Lower East Side, Hell%26#39;s Kitchen, West Chelsea, the East Village, and Williamsburg, Brooklyn (and surrounding area).

Here are some great websites for finding nightlife options, comedy shows, live music, strange off-beat performances, etc.:

www.newyork.citysearch.com

www.thelmagazine.com (free magazine in orange street-corner boxes, too.)

www.timeoutny.com (website is annoying. hard copy magazine is better.)

http://nyc.flavorpill.net/index.jsp

newyorkmetro.com/nightlife/鈥?/a>

http://in-nyc.com/

http://www.nyc.com/bars_clubs_music/

West Chelsea:

thevillager.com/villager_136/chelseaclubboom鈥?/a>

鈥itysearch.com/roundup/40017/newyork/west_c鈥?/a>

www.newyorkmetro.com/search/bars_search.htm鈥?/a>

Meatpacking District:

鈥itysearch.com/roundup/40220/newyork/meatpa鈥?/a>

inetours.com/New_York/Pages/Meatpacking.html

Williamsburg:

http://www.billburg.com/

www.freewilliamsburg.com/bars/index.html

http://newyork.citysearch.com/roundup/39745/

Remember - you don%26#39;t need to hang around the area of your hotel, no matter where you stay. Take taxis or the subway (if they are working) anywhere and have a blast!

Have fun!

MTW= Midtown west?

The hottest clubs are now in west 20s I think. For smaller ';lounge'; type of clubs, head for Soho or Chinatown.