Gay New York: everythg LGBTQ travelers need to know - KAYAK

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• THE ULTIMATE LGBTIQ+ TRAVEL GUI TO NEW YORK CY: OM QUEER HISTORY TO THE BT GAY BARS
• NEW YORK CY GAY TRAVEL
• GAY-FRIENDLY RTRANTS NEW YORK CY
• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW YORK
• 8 POPULAR GAY HOTELS NEW YORK CY
• GAY NEW YORK · ATTRACTNS
• NYC GAY TOURSEE ALL THGS TO DO{"@TYPE":"LOLBS","NAME":"NYC GAY TOUR","URL":"\","ADDRS":{"@TYPE":"POSTALADDRS","STREETADDRS":"165 SHERMAN AVE","ADDRSLOLY":"NEW YORK CY","ADDRSREGN":"NEW YORK","ADDRSCOUNTRY":"UNED STAT","POSTALCO":"10034-4602"},"AGGREGATERATG":{"@TYPE":"AGGREGATERATG","RATGVALUE":"5.0","REVIEWCOUNT":5},"OPENGHOURS":"MO,WE,TH,FR,SA,SU 09:00-23:30","IMAGE":"HTTPS:\U002F\\U002FMEDIA\U002FPHOTO-O\U002F18\U002F6C\U002FFA\U002FA2\","@NTEXT":"HTTP:\U002F\"}SEE ALL THGS TO DONYC GAY TOUR55 REVIEWS#536 OF 1,351 TOURS & ACTIVI NEW YORK CYWALKG TOURS • NIGHT TOURSREAD MORECLOSED NOW9:00 AM - 11:30 PMMONDAY9:00 AM - 11:30 PMWEDNDAY9:00 AM - 11:30 PMTHURSDAY9:00 AM - 11:30 PMFRIDAY9:00 AM - 11:30 PMSATURDAY9:00 AM - 11:30 PMSUNDAY9:00 AM - 11:30 PMWRE A REVIEWSEE ALL PHOTOSFULL VIEW8ABOUTBEG ABLE TO VIS PLAC THAT ARE REALLY TERTG WHEN YOU HAVE SHORT TIME N BE A CHALLENGE. HELPG YOU HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE IS ALL THAT WE WANT.READ MORENEW YORK CY, NEW YORKCALLEMAILVIS WEBSECONTACTSIAR EXPERIENCBEST SELLERNEW YORK ONE DAY GUID SIGHTSEEG TOUR3,336B TOURSOM $99.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*DELUXE MANHATTAN HELIPTER TOUR18ADVENTURE TOURSOM $251.10 PER ADULTBOROUGHS OF NYC: HARLEM, BRONX, QUEENS, BROOKLYN & CONEY ISLAND 450B TOURSOM $79.00 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)THE MANHATTAN HELIPTER TOUR OF NEW YORK279ADVENTURE TOURSOM $229.00 PER ADULTNYC FOOD TOUR: CHATOWN AND LTLE ITALY63FOOD & DRKOM $70.00 PER ADULTOFFICIAL NYC HORSE CARRIAGE RIS CENTRAL PARK SCE 1979 ™1,922NATURE AND WILDLIFE TOURSOM $119.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 4)BEST SELLER9/11 MEMORIAL MM ADMISSN TICKET2,658MMSOM $33.00 PER ADULTBEST SELLEREMPIRE STATE BUILDG TICKET: OPTNAL SKIP-THE-LE + 102ND DECK1,206SKYSCRAPERS & TOWERSOM $47.91 PER ADULTBEST SELLEREDGE OBSERVATN DECK ADMISSN TICKET 388SKYSCRAPERS & TOWERSOM $41.37 PER ADULT2023BEST SELLERSTATUE OF LIBERTY & ELLIS ISLAND TOUR: ALL OPTNS3,767BOAT TOURSOM $44.00 PER ADULTNYC GAY TOURBOOKG UNAVAILABLE ON TRIPADVISORWANT OTHER OPTNS YOU N BOOK NOW?SHOW OPTNSCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.5.05 REVIEWSEXCELLENT5VERY GOOD0AVERAGE0POOR0TERRIBLE0ANACECILIA S1 NTRIBUTN0I LOVE LOVE LOVE NYC GAY TOURDEC 2019 • FRIENDSWHEN WE CHECKED OUT THE WEBSE ONLE WE BEME EXCED WH THE TOURS, BUT MEETG THE GUYS, GEO AND LEO MA OUR TRIP TO NYC EVEN MORE FUN. WE LOVE NEW YORK AND OUR PICTUR TIM SQUARE! CAN'T WA TO GO BACK AND TRY SOMETHG NEW!READ MOREREVIEW OF: SEXY LIGHTS ON TIM SQUARE EXPERIENCEWRTEN JANUARY 10, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SABRA S2 NTRIBUTNS0AMAZG TRIP WH THE MOST CREDIBLE GUYS!!NOV 2019 • SOLOI HAVE VISED NEW YORK NOVEMBER 2019. GEE AND LEONARDO ARE AMAZG AND FUNNY GUYS. THEY ARE THE BT PEOPLE TO BE NEW YORK. VERY KD BOYS! I ONLY SPENT 3 DAYS BUT I VISED THE MOST FAMO PLAC NY. I PROMISED TO E BACK AND ENJOY WH THEM 2020. MISS YOU GUYS!! LOVE YOU!!! ?❤❤READ MOREREVIEW OF: NYC BRIGHT LIGHTS OF TIM SQUARE TOURWRTEN JANUARY 10, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MARIANAMS07BOSTON, MA1 NTRIBUTN0AMAZG SERVICE!AUG 2019 • FRIENDSTHE GUYS ARE AMAZG. I WAS NYC WH MY SISTER AND A IEND ONLY FOR TWO DAYS. AND THEY FELY DID EVERYTHG THEY ULD TO SHOW THE BT OF THE CY A SHORT TIME. WE LOVED AND FELY REMEND THEM.READ MOREWRTEN SEPTEMBER 19, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNNYC GAY TOUR (NEW YORK CY) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
• A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW YORK CY'S GAY & QUEER BARS
• THE VERY GAY HISTORY OF FIRE ISLAND

THE ULTIMATE LGBTIQ+ TRAVEL GUI TO NEW YORK CY: OM QUEER HISTORY TO THE BT GAY BARS

Hell’s Kchen and Chelsea offer the most “tradnal” gay bars and clubs, where visors n check out venu wh hunky shirtls bartenrs, a mostly-gay-male clientele, and thumpg hs gog late to the night. Highlights of the neighborhoods clu Indtry, which many claim is New York’s bt gay bar. It’s a fun and totally ridiculo experience that’s like a gay Coyote Ugly llid wh a down-home honky-tonk, but the fact that Flamg Saddl don’t take self serly is exactly why ’s such a fun bar to go to, offerg an unpretent experience that’s pecially good for anyone visg a gay bar for the first time.

NEW YORK CY GAY TRAVEL

One of my favore thgs about Duplex is that don't feel the need to nform to any prenceived notn of what a gay bar is. Other mils wh queer them clu Come From Away, which clus the te story of Kev Tuerff and his partner, both of whom bee strand Newfoundland wh hundreds of others durg the 9/11 attacks, and The Book of Mormon, which often mocks relig bigotry agast gay people. If you’re need of a sweet treat, there’s no better place to go than Big Gay Ice Cream.

Wh storeonts that are cked out rabow flags and a sassy, ice-cream-lickg unirn, Big Gay Ice Cream knows how to create a scene.

GAY-FRIENDLY RTRANTS NEW YORK CY

One of the most important facilators of muny for LGBTIQ+ New Yorkers is The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center, referred to by lols simply as “The Center”.

“Cisg” Central Park is also very real, and if you're g om somewhere that don't have much of a gay muny, thgs like this might e as a b of a culture shock. I’ve been a New York lol for more than ne years, so I’ll give you some of the bt New York Cy gay travel advice you n fd.

From explorg storybook-like neighborhoods to dancg until sunrise at tense circu parti, there are limls ways for gay travelers to explore New York.

THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC

Gay, lbian and transgenr populatns New York Cy are huge, so ’s easy for everyone to fd their muny. Below, I’ll tell you where to stay for the bt gay New York experience, remend crowd-favore hotels, rtrants, gay nightlife venu and share eful travel tips.

Overall, New York has such an enormo gay populatn that ’s not necsary to lim yourself to gay-specific hotels, although I will say that some of New York Cy’s gay hotels all offer stylishly unique experienc that travelers love. Below I’ll remend some hotels and other plac to stay by borough, addn to verg the var gay neighborhoods of New York Cy. I remend stayg Hell’s Kchen, the Wt Village, or Chelsea sce the are New York’s bt gay neighborhoods.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW YORK

A Hell’s Kchen apartment rental is your bt bet if you want to be the heart of New York’s bt gay neighborhood.

8 POPULAR GAY HOTELS NEW YORK CY

Midtown East is isolated om gay nightlife, the Fancial District n feel lifels the eveng, and Chatown is both isolated and dirty. Williamsburg is the ial neighborhood for New York Cy gay travelers who want to experience that classic “Brooklyn” feel. However, you’ll fd gay lols om here all the way eastward through the middle of Bhwick, followg the route of the L subway rridor.

Here you’ll only be one stop away om Manhattan while still beg close to Astoria’s gay nightlife.

Elmo is always packed wh gay men, who enjoy the pany of the rtrant’s gay servers and bartenrs. GITANO Garn of Love – Showg off some betiful Tulum vib, GITANO is one of the bt summertime rtrants New York popular wh gay lols. The Big Gay Ice Cream Shop – Perfect place to ol down summer wh lotns both the Seaport District and Upper Wt Si Manhattan.

GAY NEW YORK · ATTRACTNS

There are tons of thgs for gay travelers to do New York, no matter whether ’s day, night, a weekday or weekend. Relax at the Christopher Street Pier wh all the gay lols durg warm sunny days New York.

A historic New York Cy gay neighborhood wh all sorts of boutique shops, spend an afternoon wanrg Manhattan’s quat Wt Village. Stroll by the Stonewall Natnal Monument the Wt Village, the famo place of the 1969 rts that ntributed to the Gay Liberatn Movement.

Sheep Meadow is a lol gay hangout spot Central Park where the LGBT muny nven on the send Sunday of each month the summer. Gay lols flnt their sexy swimwear here Sheep Meadow all summer, even though there’s nowhere to swim!

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The New York Cy area has a uple of noteworthy gay beach worth a day trip durg summertime. Jab Riis Beach is the official New York Cy gay beach and has been a popular summertime LGBTQ hangout sce the 1940s.

Make sure to pack snacks and a day bag full of all your gay beach sentials bee there’s not too many plac for rehments near Riis Beach. In terms of strictly gay bars, my personal favor are REBAR Chelsea, Rise Bar Hell’s Kchen, and Eagle NYC gay leather bar. Wh endls bar optns full of handsome lols to explore, sgle gay travelers will have an pecially epic time New York!

I ver all the bt lol gay bars here wolfyy’s NYC Gay Bar Ultimate Gui, where you n fd out which typ of guys are at each gay bar, which days each bar is bit, and their overall vibe. Check out wolfyy’s ctom Google Maps layer of all 40+ New York Cy gay bars, which is ntually updated and ntas sential not for each bar.

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

New York Cy has all different typ of gay parti, om massive circu events to upsle rooftop gathergs. Larger gay parti New York are hosted monthly or a few tim per year, but there’s almost always at least one major gay party happeng every weekend. MEAT is a leather & fur-fetish-themed party wh dark rooms (one of the few New York Cy gay parti that has them).

Wearg mostly jockstraps and sexy unrwear, gay men go back and forth om the dance floor to the cisg area, which is a sectned-off area of the club. 3 Dollar Bill is a hugely popular gay event space East Williamsburg, brand as New York’s premier queer bar and performance venue. They’re well-known for hostg large circu parti (like MEAT NYC mentned above), and a bunch of other popular gay parti like Ty Tea, Love Prism, and DILF XL.

THE VERY GAY HISTORY OF FIRE ISLAND

PHD at the Dream Hotel Downtown is another gay party wh geo panoramic views of New York’s skyle. FLY Sundays is a summertime rooftop gay party at the Monarch Rooftop wh sweet gummy-bear u punch cktails, upbeat mic and a betiful view of the Empire State Buildg.

You n also fd more about sex parti New York as well as some history about why there are only a few tradnal gay bathho NYC.

Upon enterg gay circu parti and other large events, expect to be thoroughly searched. Although certaly has petn om ci such as San Francis and Los Angel, one nnot ny that ’s one of the most welg and flourishg gay pals of the Uned Stat (and the world). Both s history and s thrivg morn-day LGBTQ scene make an easy choice for gay travelers to vis New York.