Best Place to Pretend You’re in Miami - Best of New York 2006 - Nightlife

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Best Place to Pretend You’re in Miami

  • Harry’s LIC Bar & Grill at Water Taxi Beach

    2-03 Borden Ave., Long Island City

    If you crave a taste of South Florida without leaving the five boroughs, you could go to Nikki Beach, the cheesy South Beach�based franchise that recently opened in Manhattan. Or you could chill on the 15,000-square-foot beach that New York Water Taxi created last year by dumping 400 tons of fine white New Jersey sand on a Long Island City pier. Okay, there’s a fence around that sand, but come May 27, when the bar reopens for the season, there are picnic tables, a volleyball net, and at night, a bonfire, D.J., and tiki bar reminiscent of an Art Basel after-party. And it’s all just a breezy boat ride from midtown: This is waterfront redevelopment at its finest.

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