Location: Ninth Avenue, in the MeatpackingĪmenities: Drawing Room, Games Room, Library, Restaurant, Bar, and of course, New York's most exclusive swimming pool.Ĭost: Full membership, $1,800 (only $250 for children!)Ĭurrent Membership: The club started out with 500 members (including Graydon Carter, Harvey Weinstein, Zac Posen, and the club's de-facto spokesman, Euan Rellie.) but now has a staggering 5,000 members. All women, of course.įamous Members: Sonia Sotomayor was a member until she resigned due to concerns over the group's membership policy. Also the Victoria's Secret and Harley-Davidson sectors. Who Hangs Out There: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen hosted the launch of Olsenboye there earlier this year Bijou Phillips and Danny Masterson are said to party there as well.įounded In: 2001 (as a response to the all-Male Bohemian Club in S.F.)Īmenities: Trips around the world? A "balance of fun, substantive programs, and bonding"?Ĭurrent Membership: 125 members from military, financial, and diplomatic sectors.
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The Membership Application includes college essay-type questions like "What is your most satisfying accomplishment?" and "Who would you most like to collaborate with?"Ĭost: Members are also required to pay $1,000 membership fee, plus $750 yearly dues. Here's a look at New York City's most exclusive Social Clubs, in no particular order:, inĪmenities: Squash courts, a Spa, a barber shop, private dining, esteemed political guests including both Clintons and every New York Mayor.Ĭurrent Membership: Estimate 1,000 members, predominately Jewish (though Club leaders are quick to say this is because Non-jews aren't interested in membership, and not because of any discrimination on the part of the club.)įamous Members: Michael Bloomberg resigned from the club before running for mayor, in protest of the club's lack of diversity.Īmenities: A fifty seat Club Room restaurant, three lounge bars, a forty-five seat screening room, and a walled garden, as well as "talks, tastings, and stimulating events."
Some of the clubs aren't so secret anymore (ahem, Soho House), but that doesn't make it any easier to obtain membership.
The New York Social Club is still going strong after 174 years, unhurt by recessions, depressions, and even (gasp) the admittance of women. Membership dues are in the thousands of dollars, clubhouses are often unmarked, membership lists kept top secret.
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