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TripOut Gay Travel:
New York
Gay Friendly Rating:
Very welcoming; this place is gay-tastic!
You want to be a part of it? Let the gayest city on earth make you a star.
New York Fast Facts:
- Gayborhood There are gay people and venues all over town. In NYC being gay isn't an issue, it's a birthright! That said, the most obvious gay 'hoods are Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, the East Village, the West Village and Williamsburg in Brooklyn.
- Welcome to NYC Arriving at JFK Airport? The AirTrain/Subway service can get you to Manhattan for a few dollars, but it'll take about 90 minutes. Taxis are likely faster, but from JFK it's $45 plus tip; a just a bit less from LaGuardia.
- Go Underground If you're going to be in NYC more than a few days, use the subway to get around! Buy the weekly pass. It's a good deal. 7-days of 24/7 travel underground for $25. For more info, head to http://www.mta.info/.
- Bars 101 Pick up the local bar mags to find out what's on party-wise! HX and Next are weeklies for boys. Go NYC is for lesbians.
- "House-ton" We Have a Problem That big street downtown that looks like a Texas city name? You'll recognize it as Houston Street. But it's pronounced "House-ton." It's weird, but true.
- Follow the Rainbow This summer it's all about the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, so expect Gay Pride in NYC to be bigger than ever. NYC & Company's Rainbow Pilgrimage site is a fab resource for everything that's happening in gay NYC. Check it out!
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Shopping, clubbing, and culture; Gotham City boasts it all. New York was recently voted Best US Destination in the 2009 TripOut Gay Travel Awards.
New York Top 5
Don't leave town before checking out...
Recommended In New York:
Hotels & Inns
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70 Park Avenue Hotel 70 Park Ave, at 38th Street
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Abingdon Guest House 21 8th Avenue
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Ace Hotel 20 West 29th Street
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Chelsea Pines Inn 317 West 14th Street
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City Club Hotel 55 West 44th Street
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East Village B&B 244 E. Seventh Street
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GEM Hotel Chelsea 300 West 22nd St.
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GEM Hotel Soho 135 East Houston St.
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Hotel Chelsea 222 W. 23rd Street
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Hotel Ciel Harbor Walk, Fire Island Pines
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Hotel Gansevoort 18 Ninth Avenue
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Ink48 653 11th Avenue
- The Colonial House Inn 318 West 22nd Street
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The Muse Hotel 130 West 46th Street
- W Hotels 5 locations in New York City
Restaurants
- Angus McIndoe 258 West 44th Street
- Applewood 501 11th Street
- Balthazar 80 Spring Street
- Basilica 676 9th Avenue
- Bonita 338 Bedford Avenue
- Brick Lane Curry House 308-308 East 6th Street
- Cafe Edison 228 West 47th Street
- Cafeteria 119 7th Avenue
- Cookshop 156 10th Avenue
- Cowgirl Hall of Fame 519 Hudson Street
- Diner 85 Broadway
- DuMont 432 Union Ave
- Elmo 156 7th Avenue
- Grand Sichuan International 229 Ninth Avenue
- Joe Allen 326 West 46th Street
- Josie's 300 Amsterdam Avenue
- La Palapa 77 St. Marks Place
- Lavagna 545 East 5th Street
- Lips 2 Bank Street
- Lucky Cheng's 24 First Avenue
- Mama's 200 E. 3rd Street
- Paradou 8 Little West 12th Street
- Pastis 9 9th Avenue
- Piadina 57 West 10th Street
- Ping's Seafood 22 Mott Street
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Prune 54 E 1st St.
- Rocking Horse Cafe 182 8th Avenue
- Rosa Mexicana 9 East 18th Street
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Shake Shack E 23rd St & Madison Ave.
- Shun Lee 43 West 65th Street
- Superfine 126 Front Street
- The Stanton Social 99 Stanton Street
Bars & Clubs
- Angel’s Share 8 Stuyvesant St.
- Barracuda 275 West 22nd Street
- Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery
- Dtox 31 2nd Avenue
- Eastern Bloc 505 East 6th Street
- Escuelita 301 W. 39th Street
- Gym Bar 167 8th Avenue
- Heathers 506 East 13th Street
- Henrietta Hudson 438 Hudson Street
- HK 523 Ninth Avenue
- Julius' 159 W. 10th Street
- Marie's Crisis 59 Grove Street
- Metropolitan 559 Lorimer Street
- Mr. Black 251 West 30th Street
- Nowhere 322 E. 14th Street
- Phoenix 447 East 13th Street
- Pieces 8 Christopher Street
- Santos Party House 96 Lafayette St.
- Snaxx Westside Tavern
- Splash 50 West 17th Street
- The Cock 29 2nd Avenue
- The Cubby Hole 281 West 12th Street
- The Eagle 554 West 28th Street
- The Hangar 115 Christopher St
- The Monster 80 Grove Street
- The Ritz 369 West 46th Street
- The Stonewall Inn 53 Christopher Street
- Therapy 348 West 52nd Street
- Townhouse 236 East 58th Street
- Vandam, Sundays at Greenhouse Greenhouse
- Victoria, at The Stonewall The Stonewall
- Wheel of Foreskin with Jesse Volt 80 Grove Street
- XES Lounge 157 West 24th Street
Shopping
- Barneys New York 660 Madison Ave.
- Opening Ceremony 35 Howard Street
- Patricia Field 302 Bowery
- TopShop 478 Broadway
- Uniqlo 546 Broadway
Sights & Activities
- American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street
- Before Stonewall: A Gay and Lesbian History Tour Big Onion Walking Tours
- Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancey St.
- Broadway shows/TKTS 47th Street & Broadway
- Celebrate Brooklyn! Prospect Park Prospect Park
- Dancing, Queens
- Fire Island
- Frick Collection 1 East 70th Street
- Guggenheim At 89th Street
- Highline Park Chelsea & West Village
- Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation 26 Wooster Street
- River Rocks Hudson River Park Pier 54
- River to River Festival Battery Park Battery Park
- Rock Out Outside
- Shop Downtown
- Summerstage Central Park 830 Fifth Avenue
- The Art of the Matter
- The LGBT Community Center 208 West 13th Street
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue
- The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street
- The Westside Piers
- Top of the Rock 30 Rockefeller Center, 70th Floor
- Walk the Walks
Events
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade
- NewFest: The New York LGBT Film Festival SVA Theaters
- NYC Gay Pride Heritage of Pride, Inc.
- The Glammys
More New York: Related Websites
- http://www.Playbill.com What's on theater-wise, plus links to tix!
- http://www.artforum.com/guide/ A great guide to what's showing in NYC galleries.
- http://dks.thing.net DKS will clue you in to swank art gallery openings nightly.
- http://www.mta.info The site for NYC's subway, buses and public transit.
- http://www.hx.com HX is your bar and party guide to gay NYC.
- http://www.nextmagazine.net Next Magazine also serves up gay NYC every week.
- http://www.gonycmagazine.com New York's monthly magazine covering and listing lesbian events.
- http://www.gothamist.com NYC obsessed blog, Gothamist.
- http://www.brooklynvegan.com Indie rock blog, Brooklyn Vegan.
- http://eater.com Foodie tips and NYC restaurant news, including reviews, openings and closings updates.
- http://nycgo.com/gay NYC & Company is the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York.
New York City: The Capital of the World