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Nightlife

Barracuda, known for its long-running "Star Search" drag show, first opened in 1995.
Nightlife

Barracuda closing down after three decades

By Matt Tracy
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Brooklyn Paper

Lighten up: Loafers, a new gay cocktail bar, set to open on Court Street

The former nightclub known as The Q, which was located at 795 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, closed in 2023.
Legal

Setting the record straight: The Q nightclub owner speaks out

By Heather Cassell
A sunset view at the 2018 Pines Party.
Nightlife

Pines Party preview: What to know about Fire Island’s annual main event

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AMNY

Op-ed | Keeping nightlife safe in New York City

"Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé," which debuted earlier this month, chronicles the music star's 2023 world tour.
Music

In New York City’s queer bars, Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ remains unmuted

By Vincent Anthony
Club flyers of the past, collected by David Kennerley, encapsulate New York City's LGBTQ nightlife.
Books

‘Getting In’ captures nostalgia of ’90s gay nightlife in NYC

By Christopher Murray
Musician Martin St. Lawrence (left) and general manager Daniel Tobey (right) accept the 2023 Village Award for The Monster Bar from Village Preservation at Cooper Union’s Great Hall on June 13. Penny Arcade (seated, far right) emceed the event.
Nightlife

The Monster: a place for all of us

By Erasmo Guerra
The former nightclub known as The Q, which was located at 795 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, closed in 2023.
Nightlife

Gay nightlife promoter speaks out amid legal fallout over The Q nightclub

By Heather Cassell
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Bronx Times

Closed: The gay nightlife scene in the Bronx goes out of business

John Umberger, 33, was found dead in May of 2022 after leaving The Q, a gay nightclub.
Crime

Indictments, but no arrests yet, in gay nightlife deaths

By Heather Cassell
The now-shuttered Hell's kitchen nightclub known as The Q.
Nightlife

The Q, troubled Hell’s Kitchen queer nightclub, apparently shutters

By Heather Cassell
The now-shuttered Hell's kitchen nightclub known as The Q.
Nightlife

NYC gay nightlife promoters facing multiple allegations

By Heather Cassell
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Health

Monkeypox outbreak impacts parties in New York

By Duncan Osborne
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Nightlife

The Social Bee makes a splash in New York City nightlife

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Cubbyhole Has a New Look for the Spring

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Arts

  • The cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10 stands with Councilmember Erik Bottcher (second from right in the middle row) and Stonewall Inn co-owner Stacy Lentz (next to Bottcher) RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 queens read anti-LGBTQ laws to filth at Stonewall
  • Colectivo Intercultural Transgrediendo, a Queens-based group committed to supporting the trans community, gets honored at Fuerza Fest in 2024. Latine LGBTQ arts festival Fuerza Fest returning for 10th edition
  • Model/Actriz performing in 2023. May LGBTQ music: Model/‌Actriz and Fielded
  • "Group on Petra, Lake Mahopac" (1888). Daguerreotype, day trips, and devastation: the Met explores early US photography
  • Writer/director Iair Said recently spoke with Gay City News about making “Most People Die on Sundays.” Q&A with ‘Most People Die on Sundays’ director Iair Said

Crime

  • Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on sentencing of Donald TrumpMan sentenced to 8 years for deadly Manhattan nightclub druggings in robbery scheme: Bragg
  • Sam Nordquist was 24 years old. Sam Nordquist’s alleged killers accused of forcing children to torture him
  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Manhattan DA’s Office looks to reverse trend of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
  • A picture of John Umberger. Victim’s mother speaks out after gay nightlife murder verdict
  • Sam Nordquist, 24, was staying at Patty's Lodge during the time leading up to his disappearance and death. Five charged with killing trans man in upstate New York after ‘prolonged physical and psychological abuse’

Perspectives

  • A view of the front steps of New York City Hall. Four cheers and five jeers to the City Council’s vote on trans protections
  • The entrance of Mount Morris Baths. What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge
  • Cornelius Wiggins is the youth community engagement coordinator at the NYC LGBT Community Center. Finding my way: the struggles and strength of transgender youth in NYC
  • Brandy Livingston. This Transgender Day of Visibility, spread awareness and fight false narratives
  • Medicaid is a lifesaver for trans people like me. Policymakers must protect it.

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