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The place: South Williamsburg dance bar the Flat (308 Hooper St., nr. Broadway; 718-599-5151), from an owner of East Village mainstay Lit.
The time: Sunday, 3:45 a.m.
The mission: Chat up some of the city’s latest late-night partyers.
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1. Sadé Spence
24, customer-service agent
“I call this the magic hour, when everyone is scrambling to get numbers. People here are just looking at me, rather than talking to me. My friends say I can seem intimidating.”
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2. George Stalonas
28, financial planner
“What goes down between the hours of 2 and 4 a.m. is usually one of three things: drugs, sex, or drugs and sex. My agenda is drugs. I did acid earlier tonight, so now it’s really kicking in. The crazy textured wallpaper in the other room has been, like, breathing on me.”
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3. Stephany Burgos
24, chef
“At the end of the night, I wanna feel that I didn’t waste my time—because I could have just stayed home and watched TV. I’m happy I came out tonight; I’m having a lot of those random bar conversations that are about both nothing and everything at the same time.”
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4. Hadji Quest
25, restaurant and bar manager
“I kind of live here—it’s my home away from home. Right now, everyone’s barriers are down. There are no obnoxious assholes; it’s just not tolerated. I hope this place never gets discovered by mainstream people.”
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5. Mark Hanna
29, dancer
“I’m not single, so my only aim here is to be flirtatious. You know, flirt with girls the way they flirt with guys when they’ve got a man: Like, ‘Sorry ladies, I’m taken, I’m not going to go home with you. But I am going to tease you.’ ”
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6. Karla Liu
25, brand strategist
“Anytime you go out with George [Stalonas], it’s a good time. We call him the Messiah. I actually don’t know where I am right now. I’m still in Brooklyn, but I don’t remember how I got here or when I left uptown. My goal tonight is to not throw up.”
