HONORABLE MENTIONS: Eastern Bloc, Therapy, Metropolitan Bar, Henrietta Hudson, Flaming Saddles Saloon, Industry, Barracuda Bar. Downtowns hands-down best lesbian bar, and a stunning dive bar to boot, with a rough interior and a lack of all possible pretense. Detailed information, maps, directions and reviews. Read More > Read our latest news on topics specific to the LGBTQ legal community. Tune in to our weekly podcast for interviews and news on timely LGBTQ issues. The Cock is located at 29 2nd Avenue between East 1st and 2nd Streets in the East Village (21, ). Guide to the Best Gay Bars in NYC from NYC.com, the trusted New York City experts. THE LGBT BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW YORKS. You will probably watch at least five people have sex before you get your hands on your first beer, but hey, we're all adults here. But for those who brave the Cock, this hole-in-the-wall is the real deal. Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the March edition of LGBT Law Notes. The bar has a wonderfully eclectic calendar of events, including Homotown (old-school soul and hip. The longest-running lesbian bar in the City (more than 25 years) not only survives but thrives thanks in part to its roster of resident DJs, including Tikka Masala, Culi, Rosy Q and Pool Boi. It's also not the kind of place you bring your straight male friends, or host a bachelorette party. 438 Hudson St., 21, West Village, Manhattan. THE COCK: This aptly-named East Village bar is divey as hell-peruse Yelp for vivid illustrations of how "sleazy," "dirty," "grimy," and "smelly" the space is, along with some slightly more graphic hookup descriptions-and certainly not for the faint of heart. Stonewall is located at 53 Christopher Street between Waverly Place and West 4th Street in the West Village (21, ). Hear about our Aging by Design progress at Silver Pride Projects Coffee Hour this Saturday We still need your input, so join us December 9, 10-11am at Wegmans (601 Amherst St.) Posted by Pride Center of WNY on Friday, December 8, 2017. Read up on more Stonewall's history here. Stonewall is naturally packed during Pride week (the parade takes place on the anniversary of the riots), so be prepared to get up close and personal with fellow bar-goers this weekend. Popular with tourists and locals alike, it's no surprise that the crowd varies in age, gender, and geography. Now an official New York City landmark, this West Village tavern launched the pride movement on June 28th, 1969, after continued police harassment against the gay community finally reached a tipping point. This NYC gay landmark is where the modern gay rights movement started in 1969.
STONEWALL INN: No guide to the city's gay bar scene would be complete without a nod to the historic Stonewall Inn.