SantaCon hits Manhattan on Dec. 8. While some bars– like the Continental, closing Dec. 14– are letting costumers know “WE LOVE SANTACON!”, other New Yorkers are preparing for the worst. NJ Transit, Metro North, and the LIRR have issued bans on train booze, and New York City Council speaker Corey Johnson has issued a call, albeit only on Twitter, to “BAN OUTLAW QUARANTINE” the annual invasion of Douchey Ol’ St. Nicks.
If you’ve seen our photos from previous years, you already know the East Village is going to get hit hard by the Red Menace, even though one of the crawl’s official rules is “Don’t fuck with NYC.” Now the organizers have confirmed it with a list of official participants that’s heavy on East Village drink dens.
Here, via SantaCon’s website, is where to either avoid or flock to, depending on whether your favorite director is Wes Anderson or Michael Bay.
The VNYL
100 3rd Ave. @ 13th St.
11a-9pSideBar
120 E 15th St.
11a-7pSolas
232 E 9th st
12p – 9pCentral Bar
109 E 9th st
11a – 7pPink’s
242 E 10th St
11a – 8pCrocodile Lounge
325 E 14th St
11a – 7pDoc Holliday’s
141 Ave A
12p – 7pFinnerty’s
221 2nd Ave
11a – 7pThe Continental
25 3rd Ave
11a – 8pCoyote Ugly
153 1st Avenue
11a – 7pJuke Bar
196 2nd Ave
11a -8pVazacs Horseshoe Bar
108 Avenue B
12p – 7pProfessor Thom’s
219 2nd Ave
11a – 8pPheonix Bar
447 E. 13th st
11a – 7pNowhere Bar
322 E. 14th st
11a – 7p
Naturally, SantaCon’s detractors are humbugging hard on Twitter:
F O L K S we outlawed salt, soda and straws in this great city but santacon is still legal?? unbelievable
— Rachel Holliday Smith (@rachelholliday) December 3, 2018
F O L K S we outlawed salt, soda and straws in this great city but santacon is still legal?? unbelievable
— Rachel Holliday Smith (@rachelholliday) December 3, 2018
Plan on doing Santacon in NYC this Saturday?
Consider this: please don’t— abrams (@_BAbrams) December 4, 2018
Here comes SantaCon here comes SantaCon/Right down vomit-strewn lane pic.twitter.com/B3XFB7a9ih
— Good Idea Dave (@DaveCoIon) December 3, 2018
SantaCon is the devil. We apparently created it. We are so sorry. https://t.co/MlyaFyAVQs
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) December 4, 2018
Even the #SantaCon map looks like someone vomited all over midtown. pic.twitter.com/9t1CDjn0tT
— Dave *very legal and very cool* Bledsoe (@TheHell_Podcast) December 4, 2018
currently comparing nunchucks for sale on ebay because santacon is this weekend and i wont fall victim to any of the bullshit associated with that hell day
— Trey Smith (@SlimiHendrix) December 4, 2018