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10 Alternative NYC New Year’s Eve Events to Ring in 2019

Nicole Saraniero

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6. New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball at DROM

Photograph Courtesy of Urban Adventures

Costumes are strongly encouraged for this Mardi Gras themed celebration at DROM in the East Village. The evening will feature live New Orleans jazz by The Gotham Kings with acclaimed, Grammy winning trumpeter Alphonso Horne, lavish burlesque performances, and a captivating circus and sideshow with aerialist stunts. Host Shelly Watson will preside over the affair. You can even get a photo taken by famed New York City photographer Ilya Popenko against a glittery Mardis Gras backdrop.

Tickets can be purchased in advance online and range rom general admission to a VIP package.

Nicole Saraniero

Nicole Saraniero is the Insider-in-Chief at Untapped New York, leading our Untapped New York Insiders membership program. Nicole graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science in Television/Film Production. Through her work in those fields, specifically working at a film location agency on Long Island’s Gold Coast, and her travels through Europe while studying abroad, she discovered a love for architecture and uncovering the hidden histories of places. She recently earned a Certificate in Historic Preservation Studies from NYU's School of Professional Studies.