Go-Go Boys/Girls
13 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Go-Go Boys/Girls” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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31 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed
A succession of straight bars (Ice Bar, Patio) have tried and failed to make a home here. Now it's finally gay as the day with the aim of providing an upscale alternative to its next door neighbors The Urge and The Cock.
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554 West 28th Street · Chelsea
Still pouring
Chelsea leather bar with a roof deck and Sunday afternoon BBQ at 5pm.
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115 Christopher St. · West Village
Closed; now Dandelion
This dimly lit Christopher Street bar packs with a hugely diverse crowd of tourists and locals of all ages and ethnicities.
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301 W. 39th St. · Chelsea
Closed
It's 18 to party and 21 to drink at Times Square's only Latin Gay bar.
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4168 Broadway · Washington Heights
Closed; now Planet Fitness
An upscale gay bar with a downtown vibe. The two for one happy runs until 10pm every night of the week. The crowd starts off older and whiter and gets hotter, younger and blacker as the night progresses.
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24 Murray St. · TriBeCa
Closed
Aptly named two room DJ Club undergoes a total transformation depending on the night and the promoter. The popular Friday night lesbian party ceased to exist July 11 2008.
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579 6th Ave · Union Square/ Flatiron
Closed; now Oramen
Let the gay youth of New York rejoice. This three floor dance club in the former Heaven space is the new reigning king of twinkdom.
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50 W. 17th St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Closed; now 50 West 17th Street offices
This ten thousand square foot dance club is on the must see list of every gay tourist in the city and with good reason. Fifteen years since its inception Splash is still the gay nightclub in Chelsea. Nowhere else can really compete with the the sound, the sights, and the spectacle.
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348 W. 52nd St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now Hush
A multilevel lounge/performance space hosts a more sophisticated brand of low brow entertainment than can be found at your average gay bar.
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1742 2nd Ave. · Upper East Side
Still pouring
There's gay porn on the TV, Go-Go boys, and the walls are bedecked in metal fencing. We recommend it as an ideal place to form beautiful, lasting relationships - particularly after 2am in the downstairs lounge.
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33 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed
Plush furniture, a cool bi-level bar aimed at enhancing site lines, and a stage full of Go-Go boys 5 nights a week. How wrong can you go?
Brooklyn
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249 4th Ave · Gowanus
Closed
Sexy bi-level lesbian bar and dance club from the former owner of Meow Mix.
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802 64th St. · Sunset Park
No license found in 2026
There's some fierce and firey dancing on this lit from beneath dance floor.
Already closed by 2009
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FunClosed by 2009
160 N. 4th St. · Williamsburg North Side
No license found in 2026
Sexy Williamsburg gay bar where everyone is welcome provided gay porn movies and go-go boys don't make you feel uncomfortable.
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Mr. BLACKClosed by 2009
77 Bleecker St. · Greenwich Village
No license found in 2026
To say that this subterranean dance club is a scene is a bit of an understatement. Pretty much one giant dance floor with a few darkened corners for all manner of indiscretions.
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RoxyClosed by 2009
515 W. 18th St. · Chelsea
Closed
Enormous warehouse space where the crowd is always there to dance except on wednesdays when they're there to roller-skate. On Saturday's the Roxy is home to the biggest gay party in the city.
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The Slide BarPickClosed by 2009
356 Bowery St. · Coney Island
Closed; now Yawning Cobra
One of the few bars in the city that manages to be simultaneously sleazy and warm.