Runway

I went to Runway for a friend’s birthday party and it was OK, but just OK. It seemed like a second-​rate version of Katwalk. Maybe it would have been more fun, though, if my group didn’t make up the entire clientele that night. Why so empty, Runway?

I’m just bitter.
Set Up:
(2 hrs earlier)
Me: (phonecall). Hey female_​friend! We’re gonna go to Runway for male_friend’s bday. Wanna come?
FF: Uhh… are you gonna be able to get in?
Me: Yeah, why not?
FF: Only models get into that place.
Me: Wait… what are you triyng to say?
FF: …
Me: Just come!
FF: Think I’ll pass.
(2 hrs later)
Bouncer: You on da list? (typical huuuuge black dude)
Me: My friend, male_​friend is having his bday here.
Bouncer: Wait in line.
(I wait for about 25 minutes and notice that all the hot white girls are flying through the door. Meanwhile I look at the line and it’s filled w/​minorities, fatties and nerdy white guys)
Me: (inside) — I’m ugly… :(

I came here during a happy hour so this place was not lit dimly enough to hide all its ugly flaws. which is, the whole club itself. I didn’t even realize where the ‘runway’ was until some girl tried to walk down it. It’s narrow and nothing special. This place just seems hollow and crappy. I don’t recommend «Runway» and will never be coming back here again.

I HATE RUNWAY!
I had my bday there and it was a disaster.
Yes i had fun with my 50 friends but swore never come back EVER again!
First, they wouldn’t let me friends in after i gave them the list.
Hello???
Then they charged some my friends an entrance fee. wtf Hello? we’re having the VIP section and assuming we’re doing TABLE SERVICE.
They promised to give us the whole section. We spend over $ 3000 for that table by 2am and they were letting other ppl in cuz they wanted a table.
And they promised to give us the table at midnight SHARP and we didn’t get the section until uh… 12:45?!?
I am extreeeeeeemmly PISSED and seriously, the décor sucked, and their music even broke down at 1:30am (hello? peak of the party!) they didn’t fix it until 15 min later. uh, 15 min is a long time to wait for 50 ppl i tell ya
Never in my life, have i ever spent this much on a joint party and be pissed at the club.

Runway tries too hard. I must confess that I’ve never been on a regular night, but I went for a special event once and was thoroughly disappointed. This is one of those post-​Sex & the City places that any middle American would be able to identify as a «cool New York lounge». Blech.

Okay, let’s get all the clubs in here. Time for roll call:
Marquee? Cielo? Dark Room? Runway?
Alright. You’ve all been called here today because you’ve in one way or another acted in an unsavory manner. Be it overpriced drinks, crappy music played by «DJs» through their ipods or harboring Britney Spears (Marquee I’m looking at you) you’re behavior has done a disservice to once venerable tradition of New York nightlife.
Runway, please sit still when I’m talking. Do you have something to share? No? What’s that? Well I don’t care if you need to go to the bathroom to do coke – you’ll sit there quietly like everyone else. Just look at Cielo.
Well, yes, I’m aware Cielo is on quaaludes. How else could it survive its own suckiness? No one in their right mind would frequent any of you if it weren’t for drugs. And let’s be honest here, Runway: you’re the biggest offender of all.
You call that a club space? I’ve lived in bigger joints. And what’s with the see-​through glass doors to the bathroom? Hey, sit down. I don’t care how many calories are in broccoli, you can throw it up when I’m done.
Don’t laugh, Dark Room. You’ve got a lot of nerve even calling yourself a club. My nine-​year-​old niece makes a stronger vodka tonic.
Damn it, Runway, what are you on about again?
Well, that’s just the problem isn’t it: no one wants to feel like a brain dead, half starved model crammed into your pitch black booths. And at upwards of $ 14 a drink you’d better be putting some of that Colombia gold in those martinis. Seriously, are you a torture chamber or an evening establishment.
The next time I show up you’d better have your act in order. Yes, fine, you can go to the bathroom and take Spears with you.

Went here the other night with a girlfriend. Sure it’s trendy, but so aren’t most NYC clubs. Extremely small and crowded. Not sure what the hype is. Would not go back again.

I have been distance from the «it places» for a while so I was not up on this place. One day as i made my way home @ about 2 am i drive by and see multiple stunning ladies outside which caught my eye… I stopped the car faster than I have ever stopped and told my boy we going in. Apparently they think they are too cool and didn’t want to let us in… which i mean I cant say i don’t understand 2 dudes 2 am what ever… luckily for us out the door came the head door guy which is an old buddy of mine from when i was in the scene… We went right in and this place was like heaven… good music… cool décor (i mean when u have twiggy 20 feet tall thats hot shyt) a catwalk down the middle filled with ½ drunken girls dancing… and just hot girld all around for that matter… drinks were 14 bucks which seems to be the norm now a days… anyways i don’t know how long it was stay like this but I would say hurry and go tonight… as soon as you read this… this is my new heaven

At 4am, the lights came on and big men were ushering us out of the club… «let’s go!!!» Hmm never stayed until the club closed, in recent memory. Runway is not bad, but nothing special. Maybe I burned 400 calories.
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3am the music is still going strong. Pure hip hop, this place. Did not change over the past few hours. I was starring at the small TV screens they have up on the wall with models walking down the runway.
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2am the club is packed. Runway is shaped in a long rectangle. Bar in the middle and plenty of room surrounding. It’s trendy and has a sorta chic décor. Came here for friends and they had a table.
(PS I like the movie Memento)

Ok, Party-lovers!A new hip place for I!
It’s definitely an excitement for everybody who has even a distant connection to fashion industry (but who doesn’t! babe, u live in NY!)…this place is striking with the ambiance! they start with the foyer niche of birches and pour eagerness into your heart… so you are up to claim ‘Hurry up!’ to the check girl… deeper into the space… going t the sounds of rhythmic music… sliding int the crowd… and what?!? you catch the idea that it’s not bad… intimidating black’n’white walls, structural chandeliers, a tiny catwalk in the middle of the hall (which I’m sure is inclined to cause plenty of bruises to drunk dancers looking for fun), Twiggy on one of the walls… and the celling is gorgeous!
However, there was something in the air… a feeling that it is a bit disorganized… it was the first grand opening… hope they will fix it because I did like the place and that could be fun to step in altogether with a bunch of friends!