The Woods
48 S. 4th St
(between Kent Ave & Wythe Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Like Alicia Silverstone's character in Clueless, I was initially unimpressed by the party in the (South Williamsburg) Valley. This South Williamsburg boite might as well be located in the woods, as it is inconveniently middle of nowhere, i.e. the industrial warehouses and artists lofts flush against the East River. The Woods took an old commercial space, put a bar with plastic cups and pastied mermaids in the middle, and added an air hockey table in the back. My friend commeted it looked like a Chuck E. Cheese that had just got robbed.
As easy as it is to make fun of hipsters (probably the one thing that brings all New Yorkers together), looks are deceiving. About one-and-a-half rounds in, we saw taxis and gypsy cabs rolling up in the spot. Slowly but surely, the bar became a shitshow. The music shifted from (name your indie darling) to 90's old-school hip-hop. A random dude started to shoot Silly String at the bartender. Some dude poured us shots of Southern Comfort. And everyone started dancing like frenzied fans on stage at a Girl Talk concert.
Unironically, I had a really great time at the Woods.
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