LOST Nightclubs of NEW YORK (with Jeff Neckonoff)

Exploring New York's legendary nightclubs with Jeff Neckonoff (Aka DJ Jeff Nec). We visit some iconic clubs of the 80's
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:04 Studio 54
9:03 Jeff's DJ journey
11:29 4D / Visage / Club Exits
12:41 The Tunnel
15:54 Has New York Changed?
18:27 The Fun House NYC
27:29 Banging heads
28:23 Limelight
32:47 Danceteria
35:39 Jeff DJ'ing at JAMZ
36:48 Palladium
41:26 Cat Club
41:20 T Shirts
44:40 Astor place & Tower Records
46:26 Paradise Garage

[@dremorant]

I was fortunate enough to Dj at the Limelight in the late 90's. Being a Techno dj from Houston Texas this was always on my bucket list, So thankful for the opportunity.

[@andreavarano7297]

I was there!

[@lennyrossi54]

Limelight sucked!!!!...🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🦏🐘🦍🐼🐬🐅🦖

[@churchillcoins8519]

Thanks Eddie, enjoyed the trip down memory lane, went to many of these clubs in the 90s. My favorite was Palladium which was originally started by Schrager & Rubell after prison. Then purchased by Peter Gatien in the late 80s. In the 90s, the primary entrance of the Tunnel was on the corner of 27th street. Up the block on 27th street was also Sound Factory Bar which became Twilo. Club Exit in the 90s started as Mirage which was a 2K - 4K space. Webster Hall is an iconic NYC club which is still opened as a music venue. The top NYC House DJ’s at these clubs were Junior Vasquez, Danny Tenaglia, Hex Hector, Louie Vega, Victoria Calderon, David Morales, Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Kenny Dope, Junior Sanchez, Frankie Bones, Charlie Casanova, Keoki, Armand Van Heldan, Sasha & Digweed and many others.

[@pimpanther]

These were the days man!!

[@MyownpersonKeta]

Wow you took me back with your post. Those were good times.

[@leajon9849]

England calling, Crossed the pond in the late 90s, The Tunnel and The Limelight I will never forget.

[@positivityforever]

The 70's and 80's in NYC was a time in NYC that will NEVER be relived or surpassed!!!! Sadly, after the destruction of the Twin Towers NYC has never recovered and never will. It will NEVER be the same!!!

[@RealtorMitch]

I used to hit all those clubs with Jeff Nec back in the day, it was a great time. My favorites were The Fun House when we were teenagers and the Limelight when we were in our 20's. 4D and Tunnel were also fantas-great. The best part of it was that on Friday and Saturday nights they would have live performances of all the star house music talent of the time including Madonna, Planet Patrol, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force, D-Train and so many more that were awesome. Other camera shy clubs that we used to frequent back in the 80's and early 90's were "10-18" and "Emerald City" and a bunch more that I have trouble recalling the names of due to all the elicit substances we were ingesting at the time. Canarsie rocks the house yo! ;)

[@pimpanther]

Tunnel:Thursdays- Saturdays house music Sundays hip-hop. across the street Twilo . Other Clubs: Red Zone, Nasa, limelight, Vertigo, N.V., Shelter , L.Q. so many great places

[@DirkNader]

Don't forget HOME BASS

[@brennan121076]

bathroom at the tunnel was classic! first time seen a women pee on unrinal basement was legendary for hip hop.

[@juancalle5860]

Thx for brining me back to the 90’s, Jeff. Especially, your walk through the Funhouse. I spent many nights on that stage.

[@juancalle5860]

Thx for brining me back to the 90’s, Jeff. Especially, your walk through the Funhouse. I spent many nights on that stage. Studio 54, Copa, Latin Quarters, Limelight, Roxy, 10/18, Tunnel, the Saint, Garage, etc were also cool.

[@BoxersRealty]

Danceteria was fun, as was Limelight. The Tunnel was huge and the sound system awesome. Thanks for the vlog!

[@DJXcalibur]

I wish these guys who used to have these nightclubs would get together to create another dope NYC nightclub. There’s plenty places to do it. Just need to get it going now. I know I’d surely DJ those events without issue👍🏾😂

[@johnpetty3574]

LARRY passed in 1992 . There's a party in his honor every years since 1994 !!! I attended a few, even got to talk to one of the owners at one of the parties MEL CHEREN (RIP ,who has 2 documentaries on youtube) and got an autograph for his book about the club ,KEEP ON DANCING. Also before they put the apt building up, they did a gigantic street party (which is up on KZbin) for the dedication. I've had thoughts of snatching a KING STREET since back in the late 1980's after the Paradise Garage closed but didn't wanna get in trouble as it's considered vandalism, but others did DO IT, for the first couple of years after 1987 (September of 87) , the city couldn't KEEP A STREET NAME UP, people kept taking them. The other owner was MICHAEL BRODY, and the "club closed for the following 2 reasons, 1) COMPLAINTS, on the western side of KING STREET is residential and their complaints got too much for the City not to do anything about it. 2) MICHAEL BRODY had HIV/AIDS and was dying. Also, THAT I KNOW OF, Larry is the first club dj to sing on a record : REAL LOVE by MAN FRIDAY feat LARRY LEVAN.

[@CasaDeJoker]

My dads long time friend who I was staying with in 2002 was a huge fan of Larry’s and he had his photo ID from Paradise Garage along with his partner who had passed from the same thing over a decade or so prior. Sad. He told me all about NYC nightlife and showed me pics of Danny Tenaglia’s spaceship DJ booth I dont remeber seeing it but I did attend several of Danny’s “Be Yourself” parties at Vinyl/Arc before leaving NYC in 2003.

[@joannav.3602]

OMGosh.....I was there. Big love.

[@BeatStylist]

Scott Blackwell played 4-D.

[@BirdiePierce]

historic!!!!!

[@stevenrossetti9196]

Attended the Beverly Hills Cop premiere party at Visage. Mingled with Eddie Murphy, Diana Ross, Lauren Hutton, Al Franken, Luther Vandross etc. What a night!

[@VictorAtomic]

Can agree in the 00's it all went away here in LA too. Gone are the days of a dancefloor at your reach 7 days a week. My first nightclub was Arena Hollywood in 1996 as a 15-year-old. GREAT TIMES!

[@johnpetty3574]

About the PALLADIUM , there's a Original Video up on KZbin with a JUNIOR VASQUEZ party that was recorded one night, i hope they never take it down, it's a little dark but clear enough to see the festivities.

[@michelledillman6381]

I always wanted to go ….. but we ended up at “OZ” and “Gotham City” ….. late ‘80’s

[@michelledillman6381]

I meant Emerald city …… I remember 19 yrs old buying a vodka cranberry for $15 !

[@RealtorMitch]

Jeff Neckonoff from Canarsie. Yea booyyyeeeee! ;)

[@JohnJames_23]

BRidge and tunnel crowd was explained by Peter Gatien as the gap between the two golden eras of the transition between disco and techno

[@JosephJenkins-dm9ox]

Visited 54 one time on a weeknight. Had a lot of fun.

[@CasaDeJoker]

I moved to Manhattan in summer of 2002 and got a job as a promoter at Exit under Danny M. /Michael Julian for Sexy Saturdays and one party in particular was for Perpetual Dreamer “Sound of Goodbye” . Attended many parties at SoundFactory, Roxy, ChinaClub. Also promoter for John Blair/Beto Sutter mainly at ROXY and a few other Gay Circuit events. Lots of fun but by this time NYC nightlife had been changing rapidly under the rule of Giuliani so it was a strange time especially after 9/11. Most memorable events were Paul Van Dyk @ Roxy w/Luis Diaz opening and the time I met Paul Oakenfold at the Bunkka CD release party at Virgin Mega Store in Union Square and was funny because Iwas promoting his party at Exit that weekend so when he asked if I was coming to the party I told him I was promoting it and opened my messenger bag and showed him the huge pile of flyers lol. He laughed and was like yeah man! He told me to come to the booth n hang out for a bit Was definitely a highlight for me in my NYC days. Its almost hard to believe its been almost 23 years this fall. Time sure flies.

[@JeffNeckonoff]

Awesome job, Shae! I need to sign up for middle American diction classes. hahahaha

[@mikechapman3557]

I was there at the height of Studio 54 And for the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would want to go there when right around the corner You had T Scott playing music in better days am I right? Studio 54 made no sense for the real party people of that era, studio was coke driven Better days was music driven, “turn this muthafuka out “ the dance floor would be screaming, referring to the Dj T Scot ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ now thats keeping it real real am I right children!!?

[@Quintwilliams]

There was a back service entrance on 53rd. I got in once making a delivery for Diana Ross.

[@theGovnr1]

It should be noted that the original Building that housed the Palladium dance club was demolished around 1998 and the building shown in this video was built for the NYU Student dorms

[@milly9897]

How was the Palladium not landmarked because of its storied history? The art deco style. I always thought that NYU bribed their way to that property.

[@nickmarrugo3811]

The Greatest Club The Funhouse!!!

[@greyfox3931]

Sound factory was wild .

[@wwbuirkle]

Best back in the day were Mudd Club, Dacerteria,and the Peppermint lounge

[@therealgeoffm]

That guy has an awesome name 🥳

[@johnpetty3574]

I been to the LIMELIGHT once, it was a special event on That Night called DISCO 2000 , and in one of the upper cubby hole type rooms were a separate party ... if you could called THAT... in the middle of a postage stamp sized dance floor were a group in a circle, i thought someone was Break Dancing ... it was 2 men on their knees sucking anyone who wanted it ☹, i left , even after paying to get in and being there maybe an hour. One short dude followed me as i was leaving yelling PLZ STAY, I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU, i just said thank you and walked out.

[@CasaDeJoker]

The debauchery was absolutely REAL lol. I wish I had gotten to NYC sooner to experience Limelight and the H.R. Giger Room (my favorite artist who passed away in 2014)

[@josemaldonado7906]

❤❤❤

[@sethhawken7375]

Be cool if u could get one of these guys to give u a tour of the after hours clubs that didn't even open till these clubs closed. Save The Robots, etc...

[@johnpetty3574]

In addition to my comment on the Garage , i wanna live in THAT APARTMENT BUILDING that's there now .... JUST BECAUSE!!!! THERE and 6 HUBERT (Club SHELTER , dj TIMMY REGISFORD) which is also an living space now.

[@richardgrobertson5293]

i think that was Area which was fun!

[@JohnJames_23]

31:15 he’s back now he can visit

[@johnpetty3574]

In 2007 i moved from NJ to Portland Oregon (and then Vancouver WA), and i visit at least once a year, when i walked past 84 KING (PARADISE GARAGE, Dj LARRY LEVAN) one yr ,just to get a pic ... 😨 HUH??? WHERE'D THE GARAGE GO ???!! I was in absolute SHOCK, people that were just goin about their day saw the look on my face and had a look like :WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS DUDE? I stood there for a few minutes just looking up and down the STREET, like : AM I EVEN IN THE RIGHT PLACE ??!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 , it's a APARTMENT BUILDING NOW, wow.

[@johnpetty3574]

I've been to the TUNNEL(TEMPLE with Dj TIMMY REGISFORD) a few times. I would take the Path in from N.J. A and walk across from 7th AVE. And, i don't know if it's still there, but i would stop by an LAMBORGHINI dealership and just stand there looking at the cars b4 continuing to my night out. (RIP MOI RENEE ,House Music artist and promo person there and other spots) on the hours i'd go would be around 1am/2am, part my ritual i'd stop and get either pizza🍕(I forget the name of that corner spot,Just outside the Path station) or hot dogs at GREY'S PAPAYA 🌭🌭, ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS GREY'S PAPAYA IS AN REAL O.G. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnJames_23]

27:22 my uncle used to go their and saw when jelly and her ate pizza out the garbage early off starting out they had it rough

[@JohnJames_23]

Lived there when it was exit 12:20 as well as factory and limelight tunnel and twill Roxy here and there

[@fatcracker2063]

F#*king love these throwback videos. Grew up in The Big Nervous in the 70s, 80s & 90's........LES 6th Boro son. Worked the door from the original Milk Bar on Varick & Leroy to Twilo on 27th. Got a crazy club story from Exit`s...... The promoter robbed himself......hahahahaha Love Paradise Garage Favorite club was Nell`s on 14th

[@djdennishouseton]

Don’t forget the sound factory

[@CasaDeJoker]

Oh and I also went to a club called Centro-Fly a few times but that decor was AWEFUL !!! Lol. Orange with black n white semi circle patterns. Whoever designed that must have been high ASFUCK LOL--went back a few times in 2007/2008 went to Pacha to see Erick Morillo and the last few times I was in NYC for parties I took the Amtrak from wherever I live now in Rochester to see my girl Nicole Moudaber at OUTPUT in Brooklyn (that Funktion-One sound system ) was absolutely SICKKK AS HELL!!! And the last party I attended there was again for Nicole Moudaber’s “MoodRAW” in a Brooklyn warehouse with Joel Mull. Fantastic !!

[@JohnJames_23]

It’s terminal 5 now 12:33

[@DNIZZEL]

I remember Charlie Cassanova at Danceteria but that was later on in the early 90's

[@JohnJames_23]

Man wish you could get Paris from exit if he was still alive he’d have crazy stories from the late 90’s to early 2000’s he was the worst about shaming ppl outside to get in

[@Mr_ToR]

Desperately need a separate video on Twilo.

[@richardgrobertson5293]

Twiilo was so much newer and not nearly as good or fun as these old school clubs were. Totally different scene and the crowd was different. Many people loved it but they did not get to enjoy late 70's and 1980's as well as early 90's clubbing. after 95 clubs started going downhill and really after 2000 it really got bad.

[@JohnJames_23]

44:42 damn who’s that

[@djstefanos]

What about crobar? Shelter?

[@francesco6275]

Wheres Sound Factory or Pacha GUYYYYY

[@cenotesound]

#newyorkdoor

[@schooloftonyhumphries2647]

COME ON NOW! Larry Levan did not die of AIDS in the late 80s, he died in 1992 from heart failure, you're thinking of Michael Brody SMH

[@FRANCESCOBERGOMI]

Kinda strange how Jeff is being a bit dismissive of Michael Alig and the Club Kids here, when in fact Michael was almost single-handedly responsible for the renaissance of New York's nightlife in the late 80s (remember that Village Voice's article "The death of Downtown" after Warhol passed away?) and then going into the mid 90s with Disco 2000, at the Limelight nonetheless.

[@alanmarcelo9902]

PALLADIUM HEX HECTOR PALLADIUM DJ CHARLEY CASANOVA. 1993-1997

[@alanmarcelo9902]

New York...... New York New York.... New York. London. Amsterdam.. Armand Van Heldon.