NYC: Daily Candy's New Years Countdown

Amateur Night

The ball drops for the 100th time as you take your 100th sip of champagne. Unless you didn’t make New Year’s plans. Herewith, a countdown to keep you going till the last stroke.

10. Real revelers party the eve before New Year’s Eve at LVHRD’s Super Heroes Ball, a preemptive masquerade bash at an undisclosed location.

9. Prepare your cure: aspirin, bananas, water, hangover remedy Kampai, and bacon (Vitamin Shoppe, 66 Lexington Ave., at 59th St.; 212-421-0250).

8. The priciest meal of the year? Not at The Diner (44 Ninth Ave., at 14th St.; 212-627-2230), where you get fried green tomatoes, skirt steak, and chocolate mouse for $19.95. No need to reserve, lazy cheapo, just go.

7. If you’d prefer to go out with a bang, see what the fuss is about at Del Posto, Mario Batali’s fabuloso, extravaganzo new restauranto (85 Tenth Ave., b/t 15th & 16th Sts.; 212-497-8090).

6. Do your annual midnight run in costume: Meet at the Central Park Bandshell (72nd St., at Fifth Ave.; 212-860-4455) around 11 for a mad dash, dance party, and fireworks.

5. Unless you’d rather visualize ’06 with midnight yoga, chanting, and meditation at Dharma Yoga Center (297 Third Ave., at 23rd St.; 212-889-8160).

4. Who are you kidding? Exercise is next year’s resolution. Dance hard at Movida (28 Seventh Ave. S., at Leroy St.; 212-206-9600), laugh hard at Mo Pitkin’s (34 Avenue A, b/t 2nd & 3rd Sts.; 212-777-5660), and drink hard at the Tribeca Grand (2 Sixth Ave., at Church St.; 212-519-6500), where they’re doing a ball drop in the lounge.

3. Skip or stumble to the Cheeky B*stard afterparty (from 3 a.m.) for a hipster/indie/yuppie crowd and drop-in celeb DJs spinning dance rock and new wave (Cotton, 105 W. 27th St., b/t Sixth & Seventh Aves.; 212-627-1444).

2. Whether you’re getting up or coming down at 9 a.m., order a Hot Toddy for the Body, a detox scrub and massage at Ettia Holistic Day Spa (239 W. 72nd St., b/t Broadway & West End Ave.; 212-362-7109).

1. Crash your friend’s apartment for breakfast. Bring champagne, streamers, and croissants. Or pray for forgiveness of your sins at brunch with The World-Famous Harlem Gospel Choir and thank the heavens for the all-you-can-eat buffet at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 W. 42 St., b/t Seventh & Eighth Aves.; 212-997-4144).