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dark space of Void. With the help of five mini spotlights cutting
through the darkness, you will notice the part gothic, part new
age interior: lounge sofas align the black walls with blackened
windows, coffee tables have playing TVs inside, and a large stage-screen
reigns the far left corner continuously projecting surreal images. Every Wednesday at 8:30 PM there is a free feature film screening (recent films have been Barton Fink and Citizen Kane). On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, documentary and independent films are shown 8:00 - 10:00. Whatever the origins of the film/filmmakers might be (sometimes Columbia film students, sometimes visiting European documentarist), it is free and very “clickish” with hard-core artist and film enthusiast smoking cigarettes and making comments from the crowd. Did I mention that Void’s drinks are amongst the cheapest you can find in downtown New York? LOUNGING Many SoHo dining establishments can hardly be called “hangouts”, with reservation requirements, velvet ropes blocking the doorway, and a waitress that gives you a nasty look for ordering only a drink. Here are a few cozy places with stylish interiors that welcome those who linger. Café Gitane (242 Mott Street) You can sit here for hours, sampling some of the moderately priced Moroccan delights and observing the trendy scene. This is a true Nolita institution with beautiful and worldly downtown people sipping café au laits and smoking cigarettes, writing in their journals or discussing freelance art projects. If you happen to stroll in on a weekday at 11:00 or noon, you will get the impression |
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