The City That Never Sleeps (nickname)
Nickname for New York City and other cities
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List of other cities
Although New York City is the most prominently recognized city termed "The City That Never Sleeps", and the city's subway system never closes, the term has also been applied to other cities. Below is a list of cities that have also been called "the city that never sleeps":
Africa
Asia
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Beijing, China
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Madurai, India
- Manila, Philippines
- Mumbai, India
- Shanghai, China
- Singapore
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Tokyo, Japan
Europe
- Barcelona, Spain
- Berlin, Germany
- Belgrade, Serbia
- London, England, U.K.
- Madrid, Spain
- Moscow, Russia
- Valencia, Spain
North America
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
South America
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- São Paulo, Brazil
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Other 24/7 services
In many "24-hour" cities, plenty of eateries are open until 3 am, some clubs are open until 6 am, and bars close at 2 am or a few hours later.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many 24-hour and late-night establishments began closing earlier. Coffee shops in lower Manhattan, in particular, began to close at 9:30 pm, whereas before the pandemic they had frequently closed at 12:30 am.
The people who make use of these facilities, studies have found, are nevertheless affected by sunrise and sunset. In other words: "that most humans aren't as influenced by Earth's light-dark cycle as we used to be" is not fully supported; there is an observed annual shift for "a stretch of three or four months" and "then, the process reversed direction".