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Laura Parker

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Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — On a chilly Saturday night in late January, a handful of strangers huddled outside a townhouse on a quiet street in Brooklyn. A small neon sign in its window, “Cocktails Here,” was the only indicator that they had come to the right place. Covert Cocktail Club, a modern, speakeasy-like experience, accommodates only 10 people per evening. Bookings, during which customers are given a date and time to show up and a vague address, sell out months in advance.