The phone-free story has already been written. The New York Times put it on the page in November 2025: Raw Cuts, House of Yes, Signal, a wave of New York rooms that have collectively decided taking videos is no longer welcome on the floor.
The debate is definitely settled.
Dancefloors are back and if you’re phone is out on the floor get the fuck off it.
What hasn’t been talked about is the part that runs underneath this movement. The transmission of a new wave of independent dancefloors. Every one of those rooms is making decisions you don’t see about who processes their tickets, where…
