New York on Tap 2008
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Mermaids Bar

3106 31st St.
Astoria, Queens

Already closed by 2009

In 2026

Licensed here under the same name

Active NYS liquor license under the same name at the same address

From New York State Liquor Authority active licenses, downloaded October 9, 2026.

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Overview

New York on Tap listed this bar without a review.

History

Go-go dancers and a Seven and Seven

In 2010 Time Out found Mermaids under the elevated subway in Astoria, part cabaret, part go-go bar, part sports bar, and "not a gentleman's club per se, but the atmosphere might suggest otherwise"1. Dancers took the narrow stage in the middle of its circular oak bar to Greek and Latin music, and the drinks Time Out called "strong, high-priced cocktails" ran to a Seven and Seven or a rum and Coke1. A visitor's report from September 2025 still had Mermaids at 31-06 31st Street1, 2.

Sources

  1. timeout.com
  2. tuscl.net

Researched October 2026.

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