Chelsea gay bars
Gay Bars That Are Gone
From discos and dive bars to piano bars and cabarets, we’ll observe the shifting typology of the gay bar. Most importantly, we’ll hear from “those who were there” and indulge “those who desire they were”. All this, in the name of sparking a conversation about how to properly preserve and celebrate New York City’s “lavender landmarks.” If you’ve walked with us before, we’re highlighting some new LGBT historic sites this year – combine us again!
Click here to read about the 2018 Jane’s Walk, Gay Bars That Are Gone, in The New York Times article, “You Could Be in a Gay Lock Right Now and Not Even Know It”, by Brian Sloan.
Looking for another great tour about LGBTQ history in Chelsea? Inspect out: https://www.mas.org/events/lgbt-historic-sites-in-chelsea-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-stonewall-riots/!
Location Information
RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, conclusion location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.
More Information
Saturday, May 4, 2019
6:00 PM
1-2 hours
Borough: Manhattan
Theme: Advocacy, History & Culture
lively atmosphere
Chelsea is our flagship and is located in the flatiron district. It has two levels, several pool tables, delicious exclude menu, beer on tap, many plasma screens, an outdoor patio, and our brand new VIP lounge available for rent for your next event or celebration. After work or after the game, Boxers NYC is the place for gay sports leagues and fans to meet.
Weekly Events
Kocky Bingo
WednesdayFire Island Superstar Kamila Kockman hosts bingo with prizes every Wednesday.
Get lucky and achieve the jackpot!
2 for 1 Happy Hour until 9pm
Boxers Request Live (BRL)
WednesdayHosted by DJ JRoc
Pick the music and videos you want to perceive all night long
2 for 1 Happy Hour until 9pm
SlurrrrP
ThursdayA Queer API Community monthly party (2nd Thursday of every month)
VYBEZ Thursdays
ThursdayMorgan Roy’el and Miss Jae SERVE in a weekly dance party with pop up shows EVERY THURSDAY - Sexy GoGo’s and Sounds by DJ Jeremy Lamar
Hot Sauce Fridays
FridayBoxers weekly queer Hip Hop party featuring resident DJs Alpha Moses & Justin Blabs
Viva La Vida
SaturdayManhattan’s Saturday night Latin LGBTQ
Gay bar and drag starting pad Barracuda Lounge to close after three decades in Chelsea
New Yorkers are disheartened at the sudden announcement that Barracuda Lounge, a gay bar with the longest-running drag competition in NYC, will close in Chelsea on Sunday, March 23.
First reported by BroadwayWorld on Monday, the closure comes after alleged damage caused by the demolition labor going on at adjacent buildings to make way for a luxury condo project that will produce it impossible to deeds business as usual, according to owner Bob Pontarelli in a statement on Facebook (which is not currently shareable).
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“In the past few months, a major demolition of the buildings surrounding Barracuda was undertaken,” he wrote. “This included the feature theater that shares our entire East wall and apartments on 23rd avenue that share our stage. This demolition is the first step of a huge condo project. The damage from the construction has significantly affected the interior and overall operation of the bar. The next step will be the drilling of the bedrock in order
Eight NYC Gay Bars and Clubs We Lose This PRIDE
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Happy Pride! There are plenty of gay establishments in NYC at which you can observe, but let me step in between your cocktails and remind you of some past places that were absolute gay heaven. We can briefly recollect their glory, then depart right back to putting the mo’ back in mojito.
THE BAREFOOT BOY (309 E. 39th St. at Second Ave.) | One prominent element of lgbtq+ nightlife in the 1970s involved raunchy, sex-driven places like the Anvil—but at the opposite end of the spectrum was the Barefoot Boy, a sleek dance club that was sophisticated and almost chic. But, of course, sex was the object here too. Everyone’s mission was to wait till a great song was played (like Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive), ask someone hot to dance, and then find yourself doing a line dance together all the way abode. Yes, this was way before Grindr, when you had to actually travel out of the residence and chat up potential tricks face to face! Can you imagine?
THE CANDLE BAR (309 Amsterdam Ave. btw. W. 74th & 75th Sts.) | A long-running establishment, the Candle brought some gay presence to the Upper West Side—al
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