The Olst Gay Bar Queens Secur Its Future Jackson Heights - Eater NY

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• GAY BARS QUEENS: WHERE TO PARTY JACKSON HEIGHTS
• THE OLST GAY BAR QUEENS SECUR ITS FUTURE JACKSON HEIGHTS
• THE BEST JACKSON HEIGHTS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS JACKSON HEIGHTS
• HOMBR LOUNGESEE ALL THGS TO DO{"@TYPE":"LOLBS","NAME":"HOMBR LOUNGE","URL":"\","ADDRS":{"@TYPE":"POSTALADDRS","STREETADDRS":"8528 37TH AVE","ADDRSLOLY":"JACKSON HEIGHTS","ADDRSREGN":"NEW YORK","ADDRSCOUNTRY":"UNED STAT","POSTALCO":"11372-7345"},"AGGREGATERATG":{"@TYPE":"AGGREGATERATG","RATGVALUE":"5.0","REVIEWCOUNT":2},"OPENGHOURS":"MO-SU 16:00-04:00","IMAGE":"HTTPS:\U002F\\U002FMEDIA\U002FPHOTO-O\U002F1D\U002F7A\U002F2A\U002F25\","@NTEXT":"HTTP:\U002F\"}SEE ALL THGS TO DOHOMBR LOUNGE52 REVIEWS#2 OF 6 NIGHTLIFE JACKSON HEIGHTSGAY BARSREAD MOREOPEN NOW4:00 PM - 4:00 AMMONDAY4:00 PM - 4:00 AMTUDAY4:00 PM - 4:00 AMWEDNDAY4:00 PM - 4:00 AMTHURSDAY4:00 PM - 4:00 AMFRIDAY4:00 PM - 4:00 AMSATURDAY4:00 PM - 4:00 AMSUNDAY4:00 PM - 4:00 AMVIS WEBSECALLEMAILWRE A REVIEWABOUT"IT IS A STATN PLACE FOR THE LGBTQ MUNY OF LONG ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. HOMBR HAS A MORE MANHATTAN ATMOSPHERE THAN THE OTHER GAY BARS ON THE JACKSON HEIGHTS STRIP, IS A PLACE TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY, GRADUATN AND ANY TYPE OF EVENT, WH HAPPY HOUR 7 DAYS A WEEK. (HAPPY HOUR, BEER BLAST, HAPPY HOUR 7, BIRTHDAY, MARRIAGE, PLATO COMIDA, SABROZURA NIGHT, KARAOKE, FROZEN MARGARA, PLAY THURSDAY, CRAZY FRIDAYS, SPLASH SATURDAY) "READ MORESUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (152)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE NEARBY ATTRACTNS NEW YORK CY GHOST TOUR OF GREENWICH VILLAGE166REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.GHOST TOURSOM $35.94 PER ADULTTHE UNED KCHENS THE BOROUGH OF GLOBAL EATS WH CULARY BACKSTREETS32REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $150.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK CATABS BY CANDLELIGHT1,476REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $37.00 PER ADULTASIA QUEENS: EXPLORG NYC’S LARGT CHATOWN29REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $150.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK CY SLAVERY AND UNRGROUND RAILROAD TOUR270REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $39.00 PER ADULTMANHATTAN, BRONX, QUEENS & BROOKLYN- NEW YORK CY OF CONTRASTS18REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $90.00 PER ADULT2-HOUR SMALL GROUP CENTRAL PARK BIKE TOUR16HISTORIL TOURSOM $119.00 PER ADULTUNRGROUND DONUT TOUR BROOKLYN, WILLIAMSBURG AND GREENPOT10REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $65.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MET MM TOUR19REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $110.00 PER ADULTARTISTIC, ALTERNATIVE GREENWICH VILLAGE WALKG TOUR310REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.PRIVATE AND LUXURYOM $39.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*PRIVATE GUID TOUR METROPOLAN MM OF ART - HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDN TREASUR10REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $150.00 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)LOWER EAST SI FOOD AND NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR26REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $40.00 PER ADULTUNRGROUND DONUT TOUR - NEW YORK'S ONLY DONUT TOUR86REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $65.00 PER ADULTCHELSEA MARKET AND HIGH LE FOOD TOUR132REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $78.00 PER ADULTFIFTH AVENUE GILD AGE MANSNS WALKG TOUR31REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $39.00 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRS8528 37TH AVE, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372-7345HOW TO GET THERE82ND ST – JACKSON HEIGHTS • 5 M WALK90TH ST – ELMHURST AVE • 6 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS2,492 WH 3 EL CHIVO D'ORO74309 FT$$ - $$$ • STEAKHOE • LAT • BARBECUEPOLLOS MAR55525 FT$$ - $$$ • LAT • COLOMBIANLA PEQUENA COLOMBIA RTRANTE540.2 MI$$ - $$$ • LAT • SPANISH • COLOMBIANVIVA CEVICHE0.1 MI$$ - $$$ • PEVIAN • SOUTH AMERINLAS MARGARAS28378 FT$$ - $$$ • LAT • BAR • INTERNATNALJAHN'S220.2 MI$ • DERLA GRAN UGUAYA BAKERY2188 FT$$ - $$$ • BAKERI • CAFE • SPANISHJUQUILA MEXIN CUISE120.2 MI$ • MEXINOCEANIC BOIL13273 FT$$ - $$$ • CAJUN & CREOLE • SEAFOODHAPPY KCHEN130.2 MI$$ - $$$ • JAPANE • SHI • ASIANSEE ALLATTRACTNS1,054 WH 6 TRAVERS PARK110.3 MIPARKS • PLAYGROUNDSLOUIS ARMSTRONG HOE MM1991.1 MIHISTORY MMSCENTRAL PARK133,867POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKS • PARKSMANHATTAN SKYLE21,482POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSTHE METROPOLAN MM OF ART55,116POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKS • ART MMSST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL15,262CHURCH & CATHEDRALSGRAND CENTRAL TERMAL44,685POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKS • ARCHECTURAL BUILDGSBROADWAY31,392POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSNORTHERN PARK AND PLAYGROUND20.4 MIPARKS • PLAYGROUNDSBRYANT PARK23,834PARKSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE 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.5.02 REVIEWSEXCELLENT2VERY GOOD0AVERAGE0POOR0TERRIBLE0XAVIERMIAMI, FL25 NTRIBUTNS2PERFECT PARTY PLACEJUL 2018 • FRIENDSMY BTIEND TOOK ME OUT TO THIS LOUNGE FOR MY LAST NIGHT NEW YORK. MY BARTENRS WERE SMOKG SEXY GUYS TO LOOK AT AS WELL IENDLY, THE DRKS WERE AMAZG, WH PLAYG BGO I WOULD THE FIRST ME SEND PLACE. I WOULD HIGHLY REMEND THIS PLACE TO EVERYONE AND ANYONE AS WELL AS MIC AND CHANG UP WH ALL TYP OF VIB. I BE BACK SOON!!!!READ MOREWRTEN JULY 25, 2018THIS 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.CARLOSFANTASTIC! IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR SUCH AWOME FEEBACK, AND WE LOVE WELG EVERYONE TO BE PART OF THE HOMBR LOUNGE FAY, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGA SOON.READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 28, 2022THIS RPONSE IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF THE MANAGEMENT REPRENTATIVE AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC.LOUIS PNEW YORK CY, NY19 NTRIBUTNS0I LOVE THIS BAR. FEB 2018OUT THIS WORLD MIC AND EXCELLENT DRKS. BEEN THERE OM THE BEGNG I HAD GREAT EXPERIENC HERE. VERY GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD GAY BAR. ON SATURDAY THE MIC SOMETHG TO TALK ABOUT. READ MOREWRTEN FEBARY 2, 2018THIS 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.CARLOSFANTASTIC! IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR SUCH AWOME FEEBACK, AND WE LOVE WELG EVERYONE TO BE PART OF THE HOMBR LOUNGE FAY, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGA SOON.READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 28, 2022THIS RPONSE IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF THE MANAGEMENT REPRENTATIVE AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC.NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALLFRIENDS TAVERN17BARS & CLUBSOPEN NOWHAIRO'S NIGHTCLUB2BARS & CLUBSEL PAISA BAR1BARS & CLUBSCALIFORNIA SPORTS BAR2BARS & CLUBSSUNNYBAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • COFFEE & TEA TOURSIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGHOMBR LOUNGE (JACKSON HEIGHTS) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

GAY BARS QUEENS: WHERE TO PARTY JACKSON HEIGHTS

Gay bars Queens tend to be outsi the gipster strongholds of Astoria and Long Island Cy (those gays are close enough to Manhattan that they're willg to mute for nightlife).

Queens' gay bars are ncentrated slightly further out, the racially and culturally diverse neighborhood of Jackson Heights. The fact that Manhattan is kd-of a schlep om here has led not jt to longevy for a uple bars, but to a fully thrivg scene centered on Roosevelt sptg distance of one another you’ll fd Te Colors, Club Evolutn, Bum Bum Bar and Queens’ olst gay bar Friends’ Tavern.

The olst gay bar Queens, Friend’s Tavern, will rema Jackson Heights at 78-11 Roosevelt Avenue, near 79th Street. Though was not immediately clear whether Friend’s was imment danger of closg whout purchasg the se, many gay bars have feared they wouldn’t be able to survive the panmic. Very good neighborhood gay bar.

THE OLST GAY BAR QUEENS SECUR ITS FUTURE JACKSON HEIGHTS

Club Evolutn’s owner has been Lorenzana’s uncle (gay, not blogil) for twenty years. Acrdg to cy uncilmember Daniel Dromm, who reprents Jackson Heights and nearby Elmhurst, the first Queens Pri ftival began a now-funct gay bar on Roosevelt and 81st Street lled Bachelor’s.

In 1992, wh the neighborhood still reelg om the murr two years earlier of Jul Rivera, killed by three gay-bashers a popular cisg area, Dromm and other anizers, wh the owner’s permissn, brought a ffee n rated homema wrappg paper and llected $54 om dnk patrons. “I uld be Lato and be openly gay. Rivera, a gay Lato, was lured away to the schoolyard by three whe men and fatally attacked.

A send rner, at 77th Street and 37th Avenue, remembers Edgar Garzon, an openly gay man, who was btally attacked and died of his juri, after beg a a for nearly a month on Sept. Queens Center for Gay Senrs. A gay bar Queens that is nsired beg the olst active gay Lat bar the neighborhood.

THE BEST JACKSON HEIGHTS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS JACKSON HEIGHTS

Its webse lls the “hottt gay spot Jackson Heights, ” wh a club-vibe feelg spired by Manhattan’s nightlife. Friend’s Tavern (or Friend’s) Jackson Heights is known as the olst active gay bar Queens and has been owned sce 1989 by Eddie Valent and Casimiro Villa, bs partners and former personal partners.

It has been a particularly important nightlife space for gay and bisexual Lato men, many of whom, as immigrants, found a sense of muny an openly gay environment that they may not have had their native untri. Friend’s Tavern (popularly referred to as Friend’s) has been bs at this lotn sce 1989 and is nsired the olst operatg gay bar Queens. Valent, who along wh Villa also operat the nearby Club Evolutn, has lled this stretch of Roosevelt Avenue “the gay Village for Latos, ” reference to the historilly gay whe enclave of Greenwich Village Manhattan.

Though Jackson Heights’ LGBT muny was predomantly whe datg back to the 1920s, many gay Hispanics moved as part of a large flux of Lato immigrants the 1970s and 1980s.

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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.PRIVATE AND LUXURYOM $39.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*PRIVATE GUID TOUR METROPOLAN MM OF ART - HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDN TREASUR10REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $150.00 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)LOWER EAST SI FOOD AND NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR26REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $40.00 PER ADULTUNRGROUND DONUT TOUR - NEW YORK'S ONLY DONUT TOUR86REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $65.00 PER ADULTCHELSEA MARKET AND HIGH LE FOOD TOUR132REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $78.00 PER ADULTFIFTH AVENUE GILD AGE MANSNS WALKG TOUR31REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $39.00 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRS8528 37TH AVE, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372-7345HOW TO GET THERE82ND ST – JACKSON HEIGHTS • 5 M WALK90TH ST – ELMHURST AVE • 6 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS2,492 WH 3 EL CHIVO D'ORO74309 FT$$ - $$$ • STEAKHOE • LAT • BARBECUEPOLLOS MAR55525 FT$$ - $$$ • LAT • COLOMBIANLA PEQUENA COLOMBIA RTRANTE540.2 MI$$ - $$$ • LAT • SPANISH • COLOMBIANVIVA CEVICHE0.1 MI$$ - $$$ • PEVIAN • SOUTH AMERINLAS MARGARAS28378 FT$$ - $$$ • LAT • BAR • INTERNATNALJAHN'S220.2 MI$ • DERLA GRAN UGUAYA BAKERY2188 FT$$ - $$$ • BAKERI • CAFE • SPANISHJUQUILA MEXIN CUISE120.2 MI$ • MEXINOCEANIC BOIL13273 FT$$ - $$$ • CAJUN & CREOLE • SEAFOODHAPPY KCHEN130.2 MI$$ - $$$ • JAPANE • SHI • ASIANSEE ALLATTRACTNS1,054 WH 6 TRAVERS PARK110.3 MIPARKS • PLAYGROUNDSLOUIS ARMSTRONG HOE MM1991.1 MIHISTORY MMSCENTRAL PARK133,867POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKS • PARKSMANHATTAN SKYLE21,482POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSTHE METROPOLAN MM OF ART55,116POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKS • ART MMSST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL15,262CHURCH & CATHEDRALSGRAND CENTRAL TERMAL44,685POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKS • ARCHECTURAL BUILDGSBROADWAY31,392POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSNORTHERN PARK AND PLAYGROUND20.4 MIPARKS • PLAYGROUNDSBRYANT PARK23,834PARKSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE 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.5.02 REVIEWSEXCELLENT2VERY GOOD0AVERAGE0POOR0TERRIBLE0XAVIERMIAMI, FL25 NTRIBUTNS2PERFECT PARTY PLACEJUL 2018 • FRIENDSMY BTIEND TOOK ME OUT TO THIS LOUNGE FOR MY LAST NIGHT NEW YORK. MY BARTENRS WERE SMOKG SEXY GUYS TO LOOK AT AS WELL IENDLY, THE DRKS WERE AMAZG, WH PLAYG BGO I WOULD THE FIRST ME SEND PLACE. I WOULD HIGHLY REMEND THIS PLACE TO EVERYONE AND ANYONE AS WELL AS MIC AND CHANG UP WH ALL TYP OF VIB. I BE BACK SOON!!!!READ MOREWRTEN JULY 25, 2018THIS 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.CARLOSFANTASTIC! IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR SUCH AWOME FEEBACK, AND WE LOVE WELG EVERYONE TO BE PART OF THE HOMBR LOUNGE FAY, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGA SOON.READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 28, 2022THIS RPONSE IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF THE MANAGEMENT REPRENTATIVE AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC.LOUIS PNEW YORK CY, NY19 NTRIBUTNS0I LOVE THIS BAR. FEB 2018OUT THIS WORLD MIC AND EXCELLENT DRKS. BEEN THERE OM THE BEGNG I HAD GREAT EXPERIENC HERE. VERY GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD GAY BAR. ON SATURDAY THE MIC SOMETHG TO TALK ABOUT. READ MOREWRTEN FEBARY 2, 2018THIS 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.CARLOSFANTASTIC! IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR SUCH AWOME FEEBACK, AND WE LOVE WELG EVERYONE TO BE PART OF THE HOMBR LOUNGE FAY, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGA SOON.READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 28, 2022THIS RPONSE IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF THE MANAGEMENT REPRENTATIVE AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC.NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALLFRIENDS TAVERN17BARS & CLUBSOPEN NOWHAIRO'S NIGHTCLUB2BARS & CLUBSEL PAISA BAR1BARS & CLUBSCALIFORNIA SPORTS BAR2BARS & CLUBSSUNNYBAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • COFFEE & TEA TOURSIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGHOMBR LOUNGE (JACKSON HEIGHTS) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

For Latos, the nightlife spac reflected the dance-driven cultur of their native untri, but also provid an openly gay atmosphere that, for many, was not available back home.

Acrdg to LGBT rights activist and journalist Andrés Duque, walkg to Friend’s soon after emigratg om Colombia 1993 and seeg Colombian men kissg and dancg together was “a revelatn of [his] life and [his] gay life. ” Others also relled the signifince of beg around people wh shared backgrounds — Lato, immigrant, and LGBT — which fostered a sense of muny, particularly for those who moved to New York whout their fai or were forced to be more closeted their homeland (though gay bars did sometim exist urban areas) or their immigrant muni here. Two days after the June 12, 2016 mass shootg at the gay nightclub Pulse, Orlando, Florida, which the majory of the victims were Hispanic (and nearly half were Puerto Rin), Valent helped anize an English- and Spanish-language vigil outsi Club Evolutn that ntued along Roosevelt Avenue to Friend’s and Te Colors, another gay Lato bar.

Valent, who knew some of the victims om when they lived Jackson Heights and equented Friend’s and other area bars, spoke about the importance of gay nightlife spac as safe havens:.