
"Since 2010, the 18th-floor lounge has been the after-party spot; The Top of the Standard (known colloquially as the Boom Boom Room) commands attention with a gilded centerpiece reminiscent of a trumpet flute and floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of New York City and the Hudson River. Madonna even used the hotel as the set for her electrifyingly OTT “Bitch I’m Madonna” video, and last year FKA Twigs hosted, joining the DJ booth alongside Camila Cabello and Lil Nas X for a dance party of epic proportions—vogueing competition included." - Nicole Kliest, Christina Liao