“Coney Island has come to Union Square – minus the cyclone, but with cocktail waitresses in a dunk tank, bottle service at the dance floor and, best of all, a covered roof for year-round carousing.
Welcome to Carnival, so far the most amusing 21st-century fun zone to open in the Big Apple. By day, it’s a playground for kids of all ages. After the sun sets, it morphs into a new nightclub as unique as Tho Box was when it opened in early 2007…”

“To put it mildly, Union Square newbie Carnival lives up to its name.
Food takes the form of penny candies and snow cones. The dance floor is tucked inside a clown-mouth funhouse. a row of old-school games sit poised near the bar. Circus-style performers take the stage on a regular basis.
“This place really brings out your inner child,” bartender Sarah Shanfield, 22, said about Carnival, which is located above another nostalgia-inducing spot Bowlmor Lanes…”

“At the grand opening of new club Carnival in New York City, Paris Hilton was seen hanging out with a real ape — and we’re not talking about her boyfriend Doug Reinhardt.
Paris met Bentley, an adorable little chimp, and fell in love with him on the spot.
Supposedly she spent more time with the little guy than she did with Doug!
He does seem to have more charm!”

PARIS HILTON and beau Doug Reinhardt enjoyed the attractions (a chimp!) at the launch party for Bowlmor Lanes’ new lounge Carnival.

PARIS TAKES NYC
Animal lover PARIS HILTON, accompanied by on-again beau Doug Reinhardt, carried around a jumbo toy puppy at the opening of Carnival at Bowlmor Lanes in NYC on October 8th. When OK! asked what she thinks of Jon Gosselin’s claim that he’s more famous than she is, she replied “Who is he?” Touche, Paris.