Upbeat gay bar offering cocktails along with karaoke, drag shows, bingo & TV viewing parties.

Albatross Bar

Alder New York

Ash+ Chess

Quaint merchant stocking a diverse selection of fiction & nonfiction books in an intimate space.

Astoria Bookshop

Happening saloon with a retro athletic-club atmosphere that includes boxing & wrestling memorabilia.

Atlas Social Club

Automic Gold

Venerable gay bar & lounge with a small stage that hosts drag shows & other events.

Barracuda Lounge

Beefcake Swimwear

Beekman 1802

Hip, convivial ice cream parlor with multiple outposts serving innovative soft-serve concoctions.

Big Gay Ice Cream (West Village)

Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore is a shop in New York. Located at 116 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002, USA.

Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore

Cozy children's bookstore with a large selection, semiweekly storytime & a collection of rare books.

Books of Wonder

Gay hangout with a lounge, video-wall-equipped basement, terrace & 3 full bars, plus league teams.

Boxers NYC

Bureau of General Services – Queer Division is a shop in New York. Located at The LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St #210, New York, NY 10011, USA.

Bureau of General Services – Queer Division

Camera Ready Kutz is a venue in New York. Located at 71 Utica Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA.

Camera Ready Kutz

Coco and Breezy

Couplet Coffee

Cute Little Fuckers

Diaspora Co.

East Side Club is a sauna and bathhouse in New York. Located at 227 E 56th St #6Floor, New York, NY 10022, USA.

East Side Club

Seasonal, Middle Eastern, carry-out breakfast & lunch dishes offered in a trendy deli.

Edy’s Grocer

Elevated Mexican cuisine in a festive dining room, plus tequila-based cocktails.

Fonda (Chelsea)

Freck Beauty

Fredericks and Mae

Fresco’s Grand Cantina is a bar in New York. Located at 28-50 31st St, Queens, NY 11102, USA.

Fresco’s Grand Cantina

Gay Pride Apparel

Casual lesbian bar with a neighborly feel thanks to happy hours, a pool table & an outdoor patio.

Ginger's Bar

Good Light

HAGS is a restaurant in New York. Located at 163 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA.

HAGS

Hardware store turned buzzy nightclub with a large dance floor & DJs plus nightly live performances.

Hardware Bar

Headchop is a venue in New York. Located at 98 S 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA.

Headchop

A long-running lesbian hangout for drinks, shooting pool & dancing, especially on weekends.

Henrietta Hudson

Hive Mind Books is a shop in New York. Located at 219 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA.

Hive Mind Books

Kween Astoria is a bar in New York. Located at 34-10 30th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11103, USA.

Kween Astoria

Dinner & Sunday brunch, drinks & a drag show for birthdays, bachelorettes or a festive night out.

Lips NYC

Loafers Cocktail Bar is a bar in New York. Located at 517 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA.

Loafers Cocktail Bar

American fare, drag-queen shows & a cabaret atmosphere make up this long-running NYC experience.

Lucky Cheng’s

Nasty Pig is a bar in New York. Located at 922 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA.

Nasty Pig

OUT-FIT

OutBox Gym is a venue in New York. Located at 171 Meeker Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA.

OutBox Gym

OUTFAIR

Passionfruit

Small food-market counter turning out traditional Polish pierogies, plus kielbasa & draft beer.

Pierogi Boys

Cocktails & bar bites in a brightly decorated space featuring burlesque shows & a heated patio.

Pink Metal

Polar Embassy

Queer Candle Co.

Queer In The World Shop

Queerencia

QueerWall

Cafe for Australian-style coffees with table & window-counter seating & chic touches.

Saltwater (East Village)

Snif

Easygoing, reservation-required soul-food restaurant featuring art-filled walls & Sunday brunch.

SpaHa Soul

Landmark shop specializing in new, used & rare books from philosophy to finance, plus bookish gifts.

Strand Book Store

The Bush is a bar in New York. Located at 333 Troutman St Store 4, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA.

The Bush

Dark-lit, multilevel gay leather-&-Levis bar with a roof deck.

The Eagle NYC

An unapologetically queer marketplace and community organizer in the heart of Texas that amplifies the voices and artistry of queer creatives from around the world. Showcases a curated selection of books, art, apparel, magazines, pins, and giftable items from over 1,000 LGBTQIA+ artists, authors, and creators. Also hosts community markets and events year-round.

The Little Gay Shop

The Nonbinarian Bookstore & Book Bike

The Phluid Project

The Ripped Bodice is a shop in New York. Located at 218 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA.

The Ripped Bodice

The Ritz Bar & Lounge is a bar in New York. Located at 369 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, USA.

The Ritz Bar & Lounge

Snug neighborhood bookshop selling a well-curated selection of hardcovers & paperbacks since 1968.

Three Lives & Company

VERS is a bar in New York. Located at 714 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA.

VERS

Virgins On Fire Candle Co.

Yu & Me Books is a shop in New York. Located at 44 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013, USA.

Yu & Me Books

New York

New York City is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, with the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village being the site of the historic 1969 Stonewall riots. The city has multiple gay neighborhoods including Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, and the West Village. NYC Pride is one of the world's largest Pride celebrations, and the city offers an unparalleled array of queer bars, clubs, cultural institutions, and community organizations. From historic venues to cutting-edge nightlife, NYC remains a global LGBTQ+ cultural capital.

Queer Businesses in New York

Bars

Albatross Bar

Atlas Social Club

Barracuda Lounge

Restaurants

Big Gay Ice Cream (West Village)

Fonda (Chelsea)

Fresco’s Grand Cantina

Saunas & Bathhouses

East Side Club

Shops

Alder New York

Ash+ Chess

Astoria Bookshop

Other

OutBox Gym

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