Bossa Nova Civic Club

Not the vibe, not enjoyable at all. Do not know where they get the ratings from. We’ve been around the world to "raves, clubs and underground events" but this was just terrible. The bathroom & coat check across the 2 meters sq dance floor, where you have people shoving and bumping you every 5 seconds. You are dancing for 5 seconds then you are interrupted with shove, you cannot even enjoy the music. They overpack the building capacity. Not to mention the smell coming from the bathroom, you get huge whiffs of feces from the longest line for 3 stalls. The coat check is people throwing their coats on the floor, no organization, with people hanging around due to the lack of space. You have a high chance of losing your belongings. The crowd is weirdly arrogant. If you are into LGBTQs, it is predominantly that, but not labeled as it. Prices are decent, no entrance fee.

Cool. Music is good, or bad, but usually good. Club staff shoved me hard on the dance floor. There's a "men must be stopped" sticker on a bathroom door. Before I'm called out for male fragility, provoking people like this for not subscribing to their idea of power dynamics is getting old and gives the left a bad look. It's pretty clear who runs the west, and it's not strictly men.

Hostile and the door lady was super rude and aggressive for no reason. Came to show my friend from Mexico a good time but they allowed her in but not me, didn’t specify why. Should have said that before charging my friend and letting her in. We both split and won’t come back to this racist/sexist place.

Knowing that this is a pretty big dance institution of NYC, it was cool to finally visit. They didn’t let me down! Bartenders were nice, the spiked Yerba mate soda is definitely worth trying. DJ’s were going b2b all night and it was great. I personally liked the smoke machine, it added an ambiance. If you get there early enough, the cover is waved. Coat check was affordable (3). Overall, if I lived in the area, I would certainly be there more.

It’s a great escape but u must have an ID if not Carol will deny you even on ur birthday lol but overall cool spot to get lost in music I love it

Lovely audio and great music. Vibes were wonderful and so were the staff / attendees! Little foggy but I enjoyed it

Got kicked out for dancing along a wall and a certificate fell and broke. This was after I gave it to a staff member the first time it fell. The bartenders are so disgustingly rude especially the girl with blonde hair and a hat. She told security to kick me out after I bought two WHITE CLAWS (I was not drunk ). This place was rude and hostile for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON.