One Year Later, What The Chic Cast Of Regulars Miss Most About Paul’s Baby Grand

Brandon Ledesma, former manager

“Paul’s was not your typical nightclub. It was more like going to a party at your close friend’s house. The people who were there, who were really there, took ownership of the space. And it was all in the details: how dim the lights were, the music, the timing of the disco ball. A night at Paul’s had an arc to it — once the disco ball went up, you knew that something was happening.”

Sasha Mutchnik, writer and meme-maker 

“When I first got to New York, Paul’s was a place I couldn’t get in unless I was with some certain well-connected friends. I’d never been *out* before. One night, after waiting in the cold and being told “not tonight” one too many times, I made a meme roasting Ludwig. That’s how we became friends. That’s my favorite thing to come out of the time I spent there: friends. Those are forever, even if the club isn’t.”

[Photo courtesy @cowboykawaii/Dan Q. Dao and Storm Sun]