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NOVEMBER 5,1999

    It's four in the morning. Where do you eat when you're young and fabulous, and a diner just won't do? By now, New York's hippest night owls could sleepwalk to Florent-- if they ever slept-because this funky French-American spot has been a fixture in the Meatpacking District for well over a decade. And while the area may have lost its sleazy allure, Florent hasn't lost its manic charm. The crowd is a buzzing mix of anything and everything-truckers to drag queens-and that's even before the clubs let out.