The Cock

29 2nd Ave. · btwn 1st & 2nd St
East Village, Manhattan

In 2026

Moved to 93 Second Ave.

Last licensed here under this name: 2014–16. Later here: Neapolitan Express (licensed 2018–20), AMIGO BY NAI; Bad Hombre (licensed 2025–26).

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

A gay bar so simultaneously friendly and edgy that it has become an East Village institution.

History

Friendly, edgy, and a few blocks north

The Cock opened on Avenue A in 1998¹, and by the time we reviewed it, at 29 Second Avenue¹, we were calling it an East Village institution, friendly and edgy at once. In December 2015 it moved a few blocks north to 93 Second Avenue¹. It returned to service there on June 24, 2021¹, and it's still pouring at 93 Second Avenue².

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

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