8 of the coldest, darkest places in New York City
Escape the August humidity with our members-only guide to dark, cold hideouts
Greetings Groven, and happy August. Congrats to the real New Yorkers who’ve taken advantage of this city being a beach town; and did you know The Groove has a perfectly packable, hangable, affordable towel just for that? (Many fabulous Eastern European women at Brighton Beach have complimented it.)
We’re big-time summer sickos here, and we want to spread the sickness. Consider this your reminder that as a paying member, you get access to The Groove's list of more than 50 places to drink outside, on top of year-long access to the FOMO calendar packed full of events for the summer and beyond. You can help keep that calendar full by submitting your ideas here, too.
All that said, at a certain point in August the sun starts to feel personal and sweating this much grows exhausting. In these sweltering times, may I offer you a cold, dark place to take a break? Inspired by the reopening of the Bronx Zoo's World of Darkness for the first time in 16 years, I compiled a list of places to escape the sun and heat, just for our members. Now that we’re in the dog-day, thick-air, Sunday-feeling stretch of summer, check out these eight places to beat the heat rated on an extremely scientific (aka purely vibe based) scale of cold ❄️ and dark 🌑.
