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Category: Rooftop
 You’re back.
Welcome. And don’t worry. It’s natural to be feeling some nostalgia for the past. Even if the past was just yesterday. But we’re here to remind you that your summer in the sun has only just begun. Exhibit One: the new Rare View rooftop lounge. Opening this week atop Chelsea’s Fashion 26, a crash pad for overworked models, Rare View is your newest vista for ice-cold cocktails and panoramic scene making, opening this Friday. Stepping onto the wraparound roof for after-work cocktails in the sun, the first thing you’ll notice—other than the preponderance of sun—is the deep smell of cedar. That would be the bar, designed like a sauna if saunas were draped in hanging foliage, dangling lightbulbs and impromptu sunset photo shoots. It’s here where you’ll be carrying an entire watermelon, honeydew or pineapple back to your table, weighed down with an infusion of pure booze and icy sorbet (sort of like rooftop air-conditioning, but sweeter). And if the sweeping views of the city are a little too… sweeping for you, the roof has two old-school viewfinder telescopes to help you zoom in on surrounding buildings, the distant Hudson River and the street below. Don’t drop the watermelon. |
| Rare View at Fashion 26 152 W 26th St (between Sixth and Seventh Ave) New York, NY 10001 212-807-7273 official website |
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Rare View, opening Friday at Fashion 26, 212-807-7273, see the cocktail menu
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Here, on this rainy February day, we’d like to take the road less traveled.
We’d like to point you in the direction of a rooftop. Before you run for your nearest rathskeller, let us say this: you need this. You need to gaze out upon the buildings. You need a little perspective. Oh, and there’s a retractable roof… Introducing Upstairs, a little stunner of a lounge, perched atop Midtown’s unassuming Kimberly Hotel, providing the backdrop to your next gin-fueled conquest, booking private parties now, opening to the public soon. Upstairs is one of those places that lets you look upon the grandeur of Midtown and remember why you chose to be a titan of industry in this particular town (it wasn’t really a choice, actually). With a group of co-workers or a date in tow, you’ll tell the elevator operator to head for the penthouse (okay, you’ll just press a button). Stepping out among potted flowers and black wicker furniture, beneath a crisscross of exposed lightbulbs strung overhead, you’ll realize you’ve just entered the sort of garden party that rarely happens within view of the Chrysler Building. In this realm of thin air and stiff Manhattans, you’ll sashay over to the outdoor smokers’ patio and warm yourself by the fire. Or seek respite in the closed-off library nook (with its own bar), the sort of place Trump and Bloomberg might be found sipping good brandy and blowing smoke rings. When they’re not combing and governing.  |
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Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel, 212-702-1600, booking parties now, follow us on Twitter for an alert when it opens, see the slideshow
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