Union Square Lounge, New York

Union Square Lounge - Union Square Lounge is a small, intimate venue in Union Square located under the landmark Coffee Shop. It has already been dubbed "New York's newest underground playground," with it's re-launch on November 9, 2009. Coffee Shop owners Charles Milite, Carolyn Benitez and Eric Petterson are reopening this venue (which was originally opened in 2001) as a sophisticated and sexy subterannean space, with a warm interior that houses a seven-foot floating elliptical stone fireplace, velour wall-to-wall sofas, mahogany-stained wooden floors and a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired honeycomb ceiling. The space is designed to hold up to 150 guests, and connects to the Union Square ballroom to hold special events for up to 500 attendees.