Rememberg the Lost Gay Bars of NYC - PAPER Magaze

Contents:

• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
• A GUI TO NYC'S GAY BARS
• GAY BARS THAT ARE GONE TOUR
• THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY
• A 25-YEAR-OLD GOT A TAXI OUTSI AN NYC GAY BAR. HE WAS AD AN HOUR LATER.
• NEW YORK CY GAY BARS
• A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS
• MAN ARRTED KILLGS THAT TERRORIZED MANHATTAN GAY BARS
• STILL HERE AND STILL QUEER: THE GAY RTRANT ENDUR
• 34-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRTED HELL'S KCHEN GAY BAR SERIAL VANDALISM

THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC

New York's Lost Gay BarsWe've known for many years that too many of our cherished gay bars and clubs are shutterg, fallg victim to risg rents and the ubiquy of apps like Grdr and Scff. I vised as many plac as I uld by neighborhood and clud optns om all of the boroughs except the Bronx, which appears not to have a sgle gay bar.

The bartenrs will spend their time tellg you how "straight" they are— don't matter to me if you're gay or straight as long as you're terted gettg me a drk.

: NoGym Sportsbar is loted at 167 8th Avenue, (212) 337-2439; Lounge: G Lounge was one of my first regular hot spots when I started feelg out the gay scene about 10 years ago. : NoJuli' is loted at 159 Wt 10th Street, (212) 243-1928; Hangar: For the most ethnilly mixed crowd that I've seen at a gay bar, The Hangar tak the ke. Though they don't operate full-time as a gay bar, lots of NJ gays drive over the bridge to h up this Staten Island hotspot; as far as I know 's the only gay or gay-iendly bar on the Island.

A GUI TO NYC'S GAY BARS

The history of NYC nightlife is studd wh the memori of fascatg boît that attracted gays sperate need of nnectn, then ultimately fell away as newer spots and trends emerged. Kyle: My favore is probably the Nth Circle (a fab Wt 10th Street steakhoe-turned-gay-bar full of leather clon, twks, htlers, and celebry drop-s, all eher cisg, playg pool, dog dgs, or bbg agast each other. The gay bars are spac that seem a ltle more tertg to When I go to Boston or other smaller ci, the people are more open and willg to talk to each other.

The spac, whether always gay iendly or only durg certa tim of the day or week, gave LGBT people the eedom to be themselv a way they ually uld not be their personal or profsnal liv. Your hosts for this walkg tour are Kyle Supley & Michael Ryan, creators of “Gay Bars That Are Gone, ” an annual walk through downtown NYC honorg LGBTQ spac of yteryear. Walt Whman’s favore “gay bar” om 1859A 1980s three-level gay dis wh a plantarium dome dance floor A 1925 lbian tearoom where men were “admted but not wele”Starle Lounge – prevly one of the olst Black-owned gay bars  New York CyThe 1950s East Village drag club whose patrons clud Judy Garland and Elizabeth TaylorRamrod – the se of a ltle known anti-gay massacre along the Hudson RiverBum Bum Bar – a workg-class Lata lbian bar and important se of queer Queens activismAn after-hours club where yet another police raid end vlence jt months after the Stonewall uprisg.

Prep for our Gay Bars That Are Gone Tour by listeng to the podst episos about the “History of Drag New York” and “Sip-In at Juli’ bar.

GAY BARS THAT ARE GONE TOUR

27 plac sorted by traveler favorBars & Clubs • Gay BarsDowntown Manhattan (Downtown)Bars & Clubs • Gay BarsDowntown Manhattan (Downtown)Gay BarsDowntown Manhattan (Downtown)Bars & Clubs • Gay BarsDowntown Manhattan (Downtown)What travelers are saygDgn1010Dungannon, UK392 ntributnsSo ol to be drkg such a historil bar. Flamg Saddl is the perfect mix of great drks, Amerina, gay culture and cute bar high energy gay bar rais the roof wh their bar top dancg bartenrs. I went to a few gay bars, and by far this was the bt place to dance and the mic was the bt here, varied, and not too much dance mic like you got your head bangg a fish bowl!

THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY

There are plenty of gay bars up and down 9th ave and there's no reason to spend money at a place that will treat you like total trash, threaten you, and be unnecsarily belligerent and make you feel unsafe jt bee they're on some kd of power trip. It would figure that Williamsburg's premiere gay bar would have only a MySpace page as s webse—ah, the ironic retro ter—and this award-wng gay and lbian oriented bar is one of the most popular the borough, even moro durg the warm weather months due to s am... Midtown's "only full-time gay bar" equipped wh r om the Forti, wh a great selectn of ntemporary tun playg over the sound system.

The Boiler Room is as far removed thematilly as is geographilly om the Hell's Kchen and Chelsea gay scen—what New York lovgly lls a "post-gay gay bar"—where orientatn isn't a good enough basis for nversatn and beg the most over-the-top bottom won't w yo... Probably Manhattan's most clive gay club, Indtry is a b of an anomaly Midtown nightlife, that rare place you aim directly for stead of happen to end up at.

A 25-YEAR-OLD GOT A TAXI OUTSI AN NYC GAY BAR. HE WAS AD AN HOUR LATER.

Multi-level gay bar wh three differently themed rooms, om a banquette-stuffed lounge for dg and mglg, a simple but elegant bar, and a third for dancg and cisg.

NEW YORK CY GAY BARS

He had been livg and workg Brooklyn’s Bhwick neighborhood, where he was a bilgual mental health many gay men New York Cy, he was a equent visor to Hell’s Kchen, which, along wh s southern neighbor, Chelsea, reportedly has the hight ncentratn of LGBTQ bars and rourc the cy — and perhaps the world. And vised three venu all wh a half-e of each other: Rise Bar, a gay cktail lounge; Mickey Spillane’s, a bar and rtrant; and, fally, Rz Bar and Ramirez' fal msage wh Carlos Camacho. ”“We urge you to raise awarens on the ath of Jul Car Ramirez, to give a voice to gay Lato men who are victims of the crime this cy and to seek jtice for the loved on he left behd, ” she wrote.

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS

Whilst today's gay scene is ncentrated the Hell’s Kchen area, the historic districts of Chelsea and Greenwich Village still boast thrivg llectns of gay bars and clubs. The Stonewall Inn, loted the heart of Greenwich Village, was the se of the famo protts that kick-started the gay rights movement the USA and is still a popular muny hang-out.

Fish your night unr the pulsg strobe lights of Indtry; a mastay of New York Cy’s gay scene, this 4000ft sq venue guarante an unfettable gay clubbg experience.

MAN ARRTED KILLGS THAT TERRORIZED MANHATTAN GAY BARS

Check out: New York Lbian Bars, New York's Gay Dance Clubs and Gay Cise Bars New York Cy by areaHell's KchenHell’s Kchen is a supremely ol district near Broadway that is home to many of NYC’s bt gay bars, cludg Therapy and Indtry.

Neart statn: 50th StreetWeekday: 5:00pm - 4:00amWeekend: 5:00pm - 4:00amLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023HARDWARE BarToday: Super Size Queen - Every FridayTomorrow: Skny Bnch - 2 PM-8 PM - Every SaturdayGay-owned & managed bar & lounge Hell's Kchen. Featur:BarDancgDrag ShowsMicWeekday: 2 PM - 4 AMWeekend: 2 PM - 4 AMLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Townhoe BarThis classy gay cktail bar that has been at the heart of New York's gay scene for 25+ years.

STILL HERE AND STILL QUEER: THE GAY RTRANT ENDUR

Neart statn: Lexgton Ave / 59th StreetLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Barracuda LoungeA much loved gay bar New York sce 1995. A Hell's Kchen landmark, ’s the perfect spot to grab a cktail before headg on to your next updated on: 22 May 2023Last updated on: 22-May-2023Boxers Hell's Kchen735 gTH AVE, New York Cy, USAAmeri's premier gay sports bar has arrived the cidly nt streets of Hell's Kchen.

Weekday: 4pm - 2amWeekend: 4pm - 2amLast updated on: 22 May 2023Last updated on: 22-May-2023Flamg Saddl NYCA fun gay bar Hell's Kchen, New York. Neart statn: 50th StreetWeekday: 3pm – 4amWeekend: 2pm - 4amLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023POSH BarHell's Kchen's longt-nng gay bar.

Featur:BarDancgDJDrag ShowsMicLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023The Toolbox BarThe Toolbox Bar is a long-standg gay dive bar, loted the Upper East Si. Weekday: Mon - Wed: 4pm - 2am Thurs: 4pm - 4am Weekend: Sat: 2pm - 4am Sun: 2pm - 2am Last updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Rise BarRise is a laid back gay bar Hell's Kchen a few blocks away om Flamg Saddl and Indtry.

34-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRTED HELL'S KCHEN GAY BAR SERIAL VANDALISM

Neart statn: 50 Street SubwayFeatur:BarDancgKaraokeMicWeekday: Mon-Thurs: 4pm-2amWeekend: Fri-Sat: 3pm-4pm Sun: 3pm-2amLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Atlas Social ClubA neighborhood gay bar Hell's Kchen, Atlas Social Club is well worth a vis. Weekday: Mon-Fri: 4pm-4amWeekend: Sat-Sun: 4pm-4amLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Rz Bar and LoungeRz Bar and Lounge is a swanky gay bar Hell's Kchen wh a ntil theme.