Gay 23-year-olds & NYC

Hey everyone,

My best friend and I will be traveling to New York in April, and I was wondering if you guys had any cool places worth visiting. We're both twenty three and gay - what should we not miss?

Updated On: 3/24/11 at 10:48 PM

The NEW WORLD STAGES attendant programming...hotties who love theatre. Musical Mondays at SPLASH.

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Posh is also a fun bar gay over in Hell's kitchen. Haven't been to Barrage in a while but I like it there also.

@Tx, What is the New World Stages thing? Is that the Time Out lounge thing?

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The Monster is fun too - right across the street from Stonewall. It's like the best of both worlds - upstairs is an old-school piano bar (like Marie's Crisis) and downstairs there's a dance floor (like The Ritz or Posh).

thanks everyone for the responses. I am now debating which shows to see. Right now I'm interested in seeing Priscilla, How To Succeed and Phantom. I really know little about 'How To...' but am interested merely because of Daniel Radcliffe (I've never had an interest in the show itself.) With 'Priscilla' I've seen the film, and the show seems like its just fun (pricey damn tickets, too.) Lastly, I've seen 'Phantom' twice both times when I was in elementary school, and I feel like if I have the chance to see it on Broadway(I saw it during its San Fran stay) do it. I think I am going to have to choose only two of them since theater tickets can become expensive. Do you think seeing 'How To...' is worth spending 300 on just for Daniel? Should I skip 'Phantom' since I saw it 15 years ago and can always watch the fairly faithful film version? Or do I skip 'Priscilla' and go with the other two? Thanks for the help!

if u really have a desire to see PHANTOM again, i'd suggest waiting until the one in Vegas. Nothing against the B'way production or cast, but the Vegas one is in a specially built theatre with great effects, and is shorter (ninety minutes) which suits that show fine. There won't be many chances to see Radcliffe live, on the other hand. There are many great shows in NYC right now, many also at the TKTS booth or on the TDF website, so without offending anyone (hopefully) i'd say let the tourists keep PHANTOM going and see something else.

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You know, there's an app for that. Gay Scout, and Gay Cities for two. You turn the location service on and it will tell you how few feet you are from gay this and gay that. Also, be sure to do a non-gay thing or two.

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I agree with Namo, there are some great non-gay things to do. Walk Central Park, go to MoMA or other museums, etc.

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There ya go! Maybe pass through Strawberry Fields on the way to the Ramble. Someone will tell you who John Lennon was! Give nongay NY a chance! :)

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If you're interested in gay history, fvck an old guy. Im guessing you guys are young and oh so hip, "I'm the Carrie and I'm the Samantha" type of guys so sticking to Chelsea and Hells Kitchen is your safest bet so's you don't run into any breeders.

And Scruff is better than Grindr.

Bartini is a fun bar on 10th Ave in the mid-40s (I think). They used to have "show tune" night once a week, but don't know if they still do.

You should definitely see Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ... it is a chocolate ice cream sundae with mounds of whipped cream and sprinkles. Very fun, very gay, very camp. And Tony Sheldon's brilliant performance as Bernadette is amazing.

From the clips, Priscilla looks much more like a vanilla ice cream sundae to me.

If *I* needed a vacation from West Hollywood, I'd be walking away from gay things.

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