# Small Music Venues in New York, NY

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 17 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in New York, New York. These local stages include 10 rooms with known capacity under 500, 4 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 13 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 27 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/new-york/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 17
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 10
- Bars and breweries with live music: 4
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 4
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 13

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birdland Jazz Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/birdland-jazz-club-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Music venue | n/a | 28 |
| [St. Luke's Theatre](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/st-luke-s-theatre-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Hall & arts center | 178 | 21 |
| [Cowgirl Seahorse](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cowgirl-seahorse-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Music venue | n/a | 15 |
| [DROM](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/drom-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Bar & pub | 350 | 14 |
| [Webster Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/webster-hall-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Music venue | 1,600 | 9 |
| [Starchild Rooftop](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/starchild-rooftop-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Bar & pub | 125 | 8 |
| [Gramercy Theatre](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/gramercy-theatre-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Music venue | 650 | 5 |
| [Night Club 101](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/night-club-101-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Music venue | 300 | 3 |
| [Whitney Museum of American Art](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/whitney-museum-of-american-art-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Hall & arts center | 180 | 3 |
| [Arthur's Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/arthur-s-tavern-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Bar & pub | 50 | 2 |
| [The Dead Rabbit](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-dead-rabbit-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Bar & pub | 35 | 2 |
| [Dizzy's Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dizzy-s-club-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Music venue | n/a | 1 |
| [Duane Park](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/duane-park-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Restaurant | 120 | 1 |
| [425 Park Avenue](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/425-park-avenue-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Hall & arts center | 250 | 0 |
| [Bowery Ballroom](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bowery-ballroom-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Music venue | 600 | 0 |
| [Producers Club Theaters](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/producers-club-theaters-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Venue | 63 | 0 |
| [The Jazz Club at Aman New York](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-jazz-club-at-aman-new-york-new-york-ny) | New York, NY | Music venue | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/new-york/small-music-venues) with 17 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/new-york/bars-with-live-music) with 5 venues

## Related locations

- [Brooklyn](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/brooklyn) with 23 venues
- [Bronx](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/bronx) with 3 venues
- [Tarrytown](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/tarrytown) with 3 venues
- [Woodstock](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/woodstock) with 3 venues
- [Albany](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/albany) with 3 venues
- [Saratoga Springs](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/saratoga-springs) with 13 venues
- [Verona](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/verona) with 4 venues
- [Syracuse](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ny/syracuse) with 6 venues