Florida? the Hamptons? How about tropical Woodbury?
A new club Liquid will open in the Woodbury Country Club this summer. Its owners, from left, Robert Passavia and his father, Jim Passavia want it to have a South Beach flair. At left is general manager Andrew Zecher. (May 7,2010) Credit: William Perlman
The business of nightlife on Long Island is finally beginning to make a comeback after the recession. The latest entry in the category is Liquid, a South Beach-style spot that is to open May 26 at the Woodbury Country Club.
Club owner Robert Passavia said Liquid will be open one night a week -- Wednesdays-- for 17 weeks. He had real palm trees flown up from Florida to create the scene he wanted next to his club's swimming pool.
"Liquid will be an open-air lounge," Passavia said. "If you can't be in the Hamptons [or Florida] midweek, you want to be somewhere outside. The restaurants are trying to pull this off, but they can't create the tropical feel." The country club is a catering hall, and Passavia has carved out some space for the club.
Liquid will feature cabanas, soft music, bars and tents.
Passavia said he is looking to attract the 25-to-60 crowd, in other words "no kids," he added.
"There's going to be networking going on" for the business crowd, Passavia said. Will he be doing this next spring/summer as well?
"Let's see if this works," Passavia said.
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