Life gets complicated after work. Downtowners and suburbanites who have to get home, feed the cat, change into party attire, and get out to their favorite watering hole likely miss most happy hours.

CNY Jazz and Pausa, the European-inspired café and lounge on Water Street, have cooked up the perfect solution.

A new CNY Jazz series, christened the “Better Late Than Never” Cabarets, will provide fine music in an intimate setting, and Pausa will offer 2-for-1 cocktails and other discounts from 7 to 9 pm every Thursday.