Can You Build a ‘Third Place’ Without the Booze? The Rise of the Sober Members Club
For decades, the social geometry of New York City has been drawn around a single center point: the bar. Whether it was a post-work happy hour, a first date, or a team celebration, the “activity” was almost always a synonym for “drinking.” Alcohol was the lubricant for connection, the signal that the workday was over,…