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roof deck, clothes check, dungeons / private rooms, slings, glory holes, bathtub The Mineshaft was a members-only BDSM leather bar and sex club for gay men located at 835 Washington Street , at Little West 12th Street, in Manhattan , New York City , in the Meatpacking District , West Village , and Greenwich Village sections.
The Anvil "quietly shut its doors" in 1985 [8] following the closure of the Mineshaft by the city authorities amidst the AIDS scare. [2] It is now operating as a love hotel again. There are tours taking visiting tourists to the building that used to house The Anvil and to other infamous places marking New York's sexual history.
Terminal Bar was a bar on Times Square in New York City at 41st Street and 8th Avenue. It had a reputation as one of the roughest bars in the city and was located across from the Port Authority Bus Terminal. [2] [3] Terminal Bar originally had a mainly Irish American clientele, but over time evolved into a predominantly African American and gay ...
The Cock is a gay dive bar in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is noted for its exhibitionist atmosphere and popularity as a cruising destination. Opened in 1998, the venue has been described by them. magazine as "a rarified taste of old New York and the cruisy gay scene that existed [there] in the '80s and '90s". [1]
Industry Bar, [3] or simply Industry, is a gay bar and nightclub in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Owned by Bob Pontarelli, it is a sister establishment to Barracuda, a gay bar, and Elmo, a restaurant. Industry opened in 2010 and caters primarily to a crowd of young gay men and tourists.
The bar now known as Cubbyhole dates back to 1987 when it was owned and operated by Tanya Saunders and Debbie Fierro as a refuge for all comers under the name DT's Fat Cat. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It has remained both a lesbian and queer friendly location throughout its history as bar patronage shifted throughout New York City's LGBTQ+ community.
Club Cumming has been well received by both the public and the nightlife industry. In 2019, it won the title of Best Bar at the Glam Awards, an annual ceremony à la the Oscars for queer entertainers, promoters and venues in New York City. [43] The club ranked first on Time Out 's 2022 list of "the 24 best gay bars in NYC". [44]
The Eagle is a name used by multiple gay bars. It is not a franchise or chain of gay bars, but rather a name adopted by bars inspired by The Eagle's Nest, a leather bar in New York City. Bars that use the name "Eagle" typically cater to a clientele of gay men in leather and other kink subcultures. As of 2017, over 30 gay bars in locations ...