Have a Drink in the Dark Tonight, and Commemorate the Third Anniversary of the August 14th NYC Blackout. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG

The night the lights went down in Gotham, instead of the rioting & looting of the bad old days, New Yorkers took to the streets for an en masse bike ride, an impromptu rave in Union Square, and hook-ups galore.  Thrillist notes that most residents pretty much spent both days imbibing either in the streets & or in bars. Although this anniversary of Blackout New York is ostensibly committed to raising awareness about energy conservation, it is actually about "promoting alcohol consumption: participating bars throughout Downtown will slash drink prices and, for historical accuracy, douse their electric lights. To keep you from tripping over a chair and suing, the bars will provide luminescence with candles, flashlights, and rags dipped in whale tallow. As for your booze savings, you can use it to replace the food that's been rotting in your refrigerator since August 14, 2003." (via PSFK)

- Lesley Scott