STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – There has never been a shortage of great nightlife hotspots on Staten Island.
Which great nightclubs, lounges and cocktail bars you remember depends on when you grew up.
And it doesn’t matter where you lived on Staten Island. There were places to get a drink, hear a DJ or a live band, dance or just chill out in a dimly lit and, back in the day, smokey, lounge on the North Shore, in the Mid-Island and on the South Shore.
Many of the spots you may remember from your clubbing days in the 1990s and the 2000s are long gone, often replaced by other clubs or lounges at the same address.
So let’s take a trip back through time and check out some of Staten Island’s fondly remembered nightclubs and lounges from the not-too-distant past. I hope the photos bring back some good memories.
Aqua Lounge at 2066 Hylan Boulevard in Grant City hosted a “No ID Night” for teens ages 13 to 18 every Friday from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. back in 2005. (Michael McWeeney/Staten Island Advance)
Women wait to get inside Club Society on Midland Avenue on Aug. 5, 1998. (Hilton Flores/Staten Island Advance)
From left, Toni Yayo, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks perform at Illusions, 3995 Amboy Rd., Great Kills, as part of 50 Cent’s five-borough tour and record release event on Sept. 14, 2007. (Joshua Carp/Staten Island Advance)
Here’s shot of the Posh nightclub on Arthur Kill Road in Richmond Valley in 2001. (Irving Silverstein/Staten Island Advance)
The sound system is cranked as Brazilian blown-glass sconces illuminate tin ceilings, 50-inch plasma TV screens and glass mosaic wall tiles at the Miami-inspired TwentyOne 10 lounge at 2110 Richmond Rd. in Grant City in 2005. (Joel Wintermantle/Staten Island Advance)
Patrons gather around the bar at Latin-themed El Gran Palenque nightclub at 492 Bay Street in Stapleton in 2004. (Joel Wintermantle/Staten Island Advance)
The Cylo club, shown here in 2000, was located at 4849 Arthur Kill Rd. in Richmond Valley. Posh was later on this same…
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