Topless
19 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Topless” 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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75 Clarkson St · West Village
Closed
Gentlemen's club becomes something a bit racier on Saturday nights when it hosts the "swinging" couples only party Plato's Repeat .
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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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320 W.45th St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Flashdancers
With 75 dancers gracing the stage every day you'll probably find something you're interested in, and if not all the big games are on TV.
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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.
Brooklyn
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Peyton's Playpen Gentlemen's Club
3901 2nd Ave. · Sunset Park
No license found in 2026
This Sunset Park strip club was formerly known as Wild Wild West when an off duty cop left the club in 2002 and ran down a pregnant woman and a four year old. All shapes, sizes, and ethnicities grace the stage. Cover is $10. No liquor just beer.
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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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.