Schuyler Quinn, server 

“I just don’t know another room in town where all these different people would cross paths. And that goes for the staff too. Baby is the kind of place you can walk in, recognize one person at a table, and then leave having all these people who you can wave to at Lucien or Dimes, or bother in the line at China Chalet. Other places come and go but Baby is constant.” 

Sophia Lamar, model and trans icon 

“What I miss most about Paul’s is how the crowd is so exclusive and inclusive that unexpected things can happen. Friends, great times, and plain complicit glances of lust.”

Michael Tommasiello, NY Doorman

“Back when my Twitter was anonymous and all about nightlife, the only club that wouldn’t let me in was Paul’s. It was like Ludwig went out of his way to be like ‘Nah, not you, clout boy.’ It took me years but now me and Ludwig are homies and I end up at Paul’s every time I’m drunk in Tribeca. It’s the best and I love him and that weird dirty little place.”

[Photos courtesy @lilboyjoe, Sophia Lamar]

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