Lap dances
17 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Lap dances” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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216 W. 50th St. · Midtown West
Closed
Inexpensive, multi-ethnic midtown topless bar. $10 cover, $10 dances, $6 drinks.
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1674 Broadway · Midtown West
Moved to 320 W 45th Street
Tall, blonde and often manufactured, the dancers are all about flash at this Times Square tourist gentlemen's club staple
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725 7th Ave. · Midtown West
Closed; now Platinum Dolls Gentlemen's Club
Small, almost elegant strip club.
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641 W. 51st St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Peppermint Hippo
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59 Murray St. · TriBeCa
A different business is licensed at this address: Flashdancers Downtown
Downtown topless bar.
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565 W. 23rd St. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
A surprising number of women turn up to share in the ogling at this cigar bar and strip club.
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96 Greenwich St. · Financial district
Still pouring
Sleezy in the best possible way. A strip club that attracts as many women as men, books rock bands, and where people actually dance together at the same time without exchanging cash.
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50 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
Still pouring
Enjoy a $40 steak at this 3 floor upmarket gentlemen's club chain.
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333 E. 60th St. · Upper East Side
Closed; now Sapphire 60
Famed topless bar where you pay through the nose, but the women are immaculate in a carefully manicured, silicone, collagen sort of way. If that's your thing there's nowhere better.
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536 W. 28th St. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
Famed topless bar where you pay through the nose, but the women are immaculate in a carefully manicured, silicone, collagen sort of way. If that's your thing there's nowhere better.
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20 W 20th St · Union Square/ Flatiron
A different business is licensed at this address: Wonderland
Just above the Westside Rifle and Pistol range is this upscale gentlemen's club. It's pricey but the girls tend to be above par. On Sunday's it becomes Club 20 where boys dance for boys.
Queens
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27-00 Queens Plaza S · Long Island City
No license found in 2026
Pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a strip club located right off the Queensboro Bridge.
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4319 37th St. · Long Island City
Still pouring
As Queens strip clubs go, Gallagher's is about as lavish as they come. Private rooms, $8 beers, $20 lap dances, and featured performers (porn stars) bi-weekly.
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2403 Queens Plz N. · Long Island City
Closed
A horseshoe bar wraps around the dance stage at this rough around the edges strip club in the shadow of the Queensboro bridge.
Bronx
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611 E 133rd St · Mott Haven
Closed; now South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts
Enjoy a $4 drink at the club where hip-hop super star Eve got her start.
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2520 Park Ave · Mott Haven
Closed
50-100 women take the stage every night at this steak and lobster gentlemen's club in the South Bronx.