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The Best Things to Do on Election Night in NYC

Election Day is less than a week away, and although New York is no swing state, election fever will be running high. After you vote, grab a cocktail, enjoy some laughs, and indulge in some sweet relief at one of these election-themed events next Tuesday, November 8th.

Blogologues

(11/4) The sassy duo The Blogologues will be performing #TrumpBookReport and #NastyWoman tweets onstage this Friday, at the Peoples Improv Theater. 9:30pm. $15. blogologues.org.

The Rock Center Cafe

(11/8) At Rock Center Cafe, there will be prime rinkside views of Democracy Plaza, as the Rink at Rockefeller Center is transformed into an outlined map of the USA, coloring each state as electoral votes are counted and called for each candidate. Enjoy specialty cocktails The Hillary and The Donald ($12 each). The Hillary features Dorothy Parker Gin, Blue Curacao, Solerno, tonic and lemon, while The Donald has Grey Goose, pomegranate liqueur and juice, and lemon. For those who have yet to make up their minds, no worriesthere's The Undecided cocktail, made with citrus rum, acai liqueur, coconut rum, white cranberry juice, club soda, and lemon. Rock Center Cafe will also offer three-course prix-fixe meals including entrees The Campaign Trail Chicken, Uncle Sam's Atlantic Salmon, the All-American Skirt Steak, and the POTUS Harvest Platter. For more information, visit rockcentercafe.com

(11/8) Premier New York comedy club Stand Up NY will be hosting Election Night Showdown, where you can "come watch the travesty of our nation unfold with booze and news." Along with a full bar, enjoy a Trumptini or Clinton Inferno cocktail. 8pm, free admission and a two-drink minimum.

Come watch the travesty of our nation unfold with booze and news. 

(11/8) At Brooklyn's Littlefield, check out Political Subversities, with live election results  and comedians to make you feel better about it. This live comedy show will actually give you the results of the election as it is announced. Don’t hide under your blanket alone refreshing Facebook, come out and be entertained and informed with. Showtime is 7pm. 

(11/8) At SoHo's Public TheaterPublic Forum takes over Joe’s Pub on Election Night with live performances, updates, projections, debates, diatribes, and analyses. Composer and Public Forum Director Michael Friedman will play songs from his New Yorker campaign cycle, pundits will stop by to entertain and distract, and much more. 8:30pm. $30. 

Election Sundaes at Serendipity 3

(now-11/8) Iconic restaurant Serendipity 3 takes a bipartisan stand on the 2016 Presidential election by creating an ice cream concoction for each candidate. The restaurant, known for creating the famous Frrrozen Hot Chocolate and the Guinness World Record-holder Golden Opulence Sundae, is bringing both parties together for a battle of the ice cream sundaes. Your choices:

The Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” Sundae: an unprecedented slice of nostalgic Big Apple Pie with a not-so-conservative scoop of vanilla ice cream, covered in a windfall of caramel sauce, topped with a mountain of whipped cream flying an American flag and surrounded by a “wall” of chocolate. The GOP adds a sprinkling of patriotic red, white, and blue star candies and a “Make America Great Again” sticker!

The Hillary Clinton “I’m With HER” Sundae: a jubilant slice of New York-style crème de la crème cheesecake coupled with a polarizing scoop of vanilla ice cream ignited by a sea of hot fudge, with a liberal sprinkling of crumbled Aunt Buba’s Sand Tarts, and an ovation of whipped cream, topped with red, white, and blue candy stars flying a miniature “Old Glory” and an “I’m with HER” sticker.

Each sundae is available until Election Day (Nov. 8), at $17.50 each and will come with a ballot to vote for your favorite sundae. Let the race begin! For reservations, visit serendipity3.com.

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