Insiders Guide: The Private Clubs

To borrow a phrase from Stefon, Bill Hader's tweaked-out Saturday Night Live nightlife correspondent, New York--s hottest club is … well, actually, it's private. Just as fame reigns as the currency in Hollywood, space and social status are the two most prized commodities in New York — so it figures that members-only clubs have long been the loci of the powerful and pedigreed in Manhattan. Many have been around for decades, if not more than a century, but in recent years, new ones have rolled into town, upping the ante on amenities and adding flash that their stolid predecessors lack.