Nearby are other neighborhood staples, like Hardware (697 10th Ave.), Industry (355 W. If you meant “gay” as in Midtown, the new multi-level megaclub the Q (795 8th Ave.) has been the talk of Hell’s Kitchen since it opened in 2021. Follow TrappyHourHarlem for queer Black parties uptown. Similarly, there’s Dick Appointment, “the hottest dance party for medium ghetto queer blacks, POC, and allies,” and Bubble T, a queer Asian community. Papi Juice is a party in Brooklyn known for centering queer and trans people of color, whose tickets always sell out. Not too far away is the Rosemont (63 Montrose Ave., Brooklyn), one of the city’s most accessible gay bars and a drag mecca, or C’mon Everybody (325 Franklin Ave., Brooklyn), whose occasional Kate Bush night is a special, special time. If Gaga and Nicki and Truvada are your thing, start yourself out by following the DJ Ty Sunderland, who you can find elsewhere but most often at 3 Dollar Bill (260 Meserole St., Brooklyn).
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It might be in East Williamsburg, but the strip club Pumps (1089 Grand St., Brooklyn) is full of Bushwick girls.
Keep an eye out for the cool kid events at Honey’s (93 Scott Ave., Brooklyn), which, on normal days, still has hot pot. The House of Yes is a burner-fueled Brooklyn institution. If you’d rather fight straight boys for a pool table, go to Carmelo’s (1544 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn). In the meantime, head to the promising new club Rash (941 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn).Ī woozy Citibike ride away is Mood Ring’s sister bar, Heaven or Las Vegas (4 Irving Ave., Brooklyn), named after the Cocteau Twins song, which has periodic karaoke nights, and Jupiter Disco (1237 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn) an outer-space-themed spot. Bossa Nova Civic Club (1271 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn), is temporarily closed, but was, and I think will again be, the place to be. If it’s too busy, stumble down the street to Birdy’s (1215 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn), the neighborhood dive, or HappyFun Hideaway (1211 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn), a tiki bar whose backyard is an essential warm-weather hangout. Drink zodiac-themed cocktails and dance in a very dark room with mulleted pals at Mood Ring (1260 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn). The Myrtle Avenue bar strip reigns supreme for the neighborhood’s young, queer, and stylish who just moved to New York. S.) is housed in a church.įor When You End Up Near Bushwick (You’ll End Up in Bushwick) Members-only clubs are suddenly a thing again, so if you’re not into Soho House, there’s also Zero Bond (0 Bond St.), a private members-only club favored by Mayor Eric Adams and Pete Davidson alike if you’re younger and a bit more Gossip Girl, Fotografiska’s members-only Chapel Bar (275 Park Ave.
Further down in Greenwich Village is the Jane Hotel’s ballroom (113 Jane St.), where you can dance on the coffee tables and feel like you’re an NYU student. Meanwhile, at the Standard, High Line hotel is Le Bain, a rooftop club home to some of the city’s most talked-about events (their hot tub is closed, but if you’re looking for a summertime pool, risk the crowd at Somewhere Nowhere (112 W. A quick walk away (with a couple of slice shops in between) is the Blond (11 Howard St.) at the 11 Howard hotel, which is a bit more swanky Gitano (76 Varick St.), a faux-Tulum bar where Amanda Lepore is often hosting and Socialista (376 W Broadway), a Cuban-inspired lounge above Cipriani Downtown. If you can’t get into the latter, there’s a new, beautifully decorated spot with a slightly older crowd around the corner called the Palace (380 Canal St.). If you actually want to understand just how good-looking you are, go to Paul’s Casablanca, Paul Sevigny’s Moroccan-themed, model-filled, hard-to-get-into club with a popular Sunday Morissey night a tough door guy named Ludwig looks over Sevigny’s other spot in Tribeca, Paul’s Baby Grand (2 6th Ave.).