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Why Members-Only Clubs Are Everywhere Right Now
A new wave of private restaurants, workspaces, wellness centers, and nightclubs has taken New York City by storm. Emily Sundberg gets inside most of them—and helps us understand why so many young New Yorkers are gleefully shelling out membership dues.
By Emily Sundberg
Photography by OK McCausland
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Why Members-Only Clubs Are Everywhere Right Now
A new wave of private restaurants, workspaces, wellness centers, and nightclubs has taken New York City by storm. Emily Sundberg gets inside most of them—and helps us understand why so many young New Yorkers are gleefully shelling out membership dues.
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Take a Closer Look at Usher’s $5 Million Met Gala Watch
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Someone go hand him a Grammy right now!
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