Beauty Bar
Still rockin’ gratis after 14 years, this erstwhile salon is a standby for broke hipsters—especially now that there’s one in Bushwick, too. 231 E 14th St between Second and Third Aves • 921 Broadway at Melrose St, Bushwick, Brooklyn (212-539-1389, beautybar.com)
Pacha
If you have superclub tastes but a less than super wad of dough, sign up online for free entry before midnight. 618 W 46th St between Eleventh and Twelfth Aves (212-209-750, pachanyc.com)
Été d’Amour at the Hotel on Rivington
Join this Sunday soiree’s Facebook group, and you’ll gain free access to the Hotel on Rivington’s glass-walled penthouse for a session of French-kissed house and disco. 107 Rivington St between Essex and Ludlow Sts (212-475-2600, hotelonrivington.com)
The Porch
Some of the city’s best house and techno spinners work the wheels of steel every night of the week at this cozy Alphabet City drink spot. 115 Ave C between 7th and 8th Sts (212-475-1515)
Camouflage at Sin Sin
It’s not the oldest drum ’n’ bass bash in the city—that honor goes to Konkrete Jungle—but with free entry before 11pm, this Tuesday-night hoedown is definitely the cheapest. 85 Second Ave at 5th St (212-253-2222, leopardloungenyc.com)
—Bruce Tantum
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