Lesbian places in nyc


Mad Hatter / Pony Stable Inn

History

The building at West 4th Street has early LGBT history in its incarnation as the Mad Hatter, which was located in the basement from to c. The first tearoom in the Village, the Mad Hatter attracted a bohemian crowd (and a number of upper class “slummers” who came to watch them). Eliza Helen Criswell – who went by “Jimmie,” had short hair, and wore sandals, artsy smocks, and tailored suits and ties for formal events – owned the establishment with her partner Mathilda Spence for a number of years.

Beginning in , the ground floor space was the location of the Pony Stable Inn, a lesbian bar. Like other Greenwich Village lesbian bars of the ss, such as the Sea Colony and the Bagatelle, the Pony Stable Inn attracted mostly working-class white women who adhered to strict butch/femme gender roles [for an explanation on butch/femme, see the entry on the Sea Colony]. Almost all gay bars of the time in New York City were run by the Mafia and frequently raided by the police. A McCarthy-era tactic of infiltrating gay spaces wit

NYC has always been a beacon for LGBTQ+ communities, with welcoming (and history-making) bars leading the way and club nights and roving parties bringing the fun. NYC’s best gay bars are scattered throughout the city, primarily concentrated in the West Village. The best lesbian bars in NYC are, in fact, the only lesbian bars in NYC, as there are unfortunately not many remaining that determine as such. The rare that are still standing are open to all LGBTQ+, but still maintain their roots as welcoming places for (and owned by) lesbians.

These lesbian bars are friendly, neighborhood spots frequented by locals and visitors alike. Whether you’re visiting during a major event like Pride—and NYC is the birthplace of Pride, after all—or on just any night, you’ll find plenty of warm, welcoming hospitality. For something a little more high-energy, check out the adj drag shows or cabaret performances in town, or just stop by for a drink and a friendly chat.

These spots in Brooklyn and Manhattan are currently the only lesbian bars in all five boroughs. They ar

Decades ago, New York Urban area was home to a plethora of lesbian bars in every borough. Beach Haven on Staten Island drew in women’s softball teams and professionals in the s and s; 70 Grove Street wasn’t a pizza place but popular dance clubs Duchess, Grove and Pandora’s Box; Crazy Nannies collected a diverse crowd in The Village from ; Bum Bum Bar offered lesbian Latinas in Queens a place to dance from ; and the list of long-gone space continues.

In a city with dozens of gay bars (gay men have clubs, lounges, cabarets, sports bars, karaoke bars, piano bars and dive bars), so not many remain for lesbians, with none opening in the last 30 years. Until now. 

Since , New York City has more than doubled its lesbian spaces, going from three mainstays—Cubbyhole, Henrietta Hudson and Ginger’s (all well-loved modernized relics from the s)—to six, and counting! Oddly Enough, a lesbian-owned queer cocktail bar in Bed-Stuy offers pepperoncini martinis and brown butter deviled eggs in a chic chandelier-lit dining room. Mary’s, a sibling bar to G

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1. Cubby Hole

A tiny dive in Greenwich Village,  Manhattan Cubby Hole is one of the longest-standing lesbi