24-Hour Nightlife Could Soon Come to New York Enter your number to get our free mobile app That's because a new proposal would bring 24-hour nightlife to New York City. Ariel Palitz runs New York City's Office of Nightlife and she is proposing creating 24-hour “entertainment districts" in New York City where bars and clubs can stay open all day and all night, the New York Post reports. "We do know that 24-hour usage is very successful in other parts of the world. People say it might be terrible for quality of life, but in fact we found the opposite," Palitz stated, according to the New York Post. "Everything is on the table right now."