Gay bars in white plains ny
Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers
In the s and early s, the Playroom was Westchester County&#;s most prominent gay bar. In , Marty Chinitz, a gay man in his early 30s, borrowed cash from his mother to unwrap the establishment; at the hour, it was the fifth exclude in Westchester County to cater towards a mostly gay clientele. Opening night boasted a crowd of some men and women packed into the tiny bar; it included performances from local drag queens, music, and dancing.
Located in a factory-filled section of Yonkers, the small club’s checkerboard dance floor was “the size of a postage stamp,” according to one former patron, and was surrounded by steps where people could catch a snap from the crowded floor. Off to the side was a bar with signs advertising drinks and meet-cute messages; “Special: Flaming Fa**ot: $2” and “say hello to the man next to you,” for example. The Playroom served a racially diverse clientele, and its patrons were typically more or less equally calm of men and women.
Yonkers in the s and early s was, as one Playroom patron described it, “as
Westchester County&#;s Own and Only
Four girls sat at a table under the dim glow of rainbow lights, and nearly a dozen men crowding around the far right terminate of the block. A brightly hued pride flag adorned the wall behind the men. The flowing chatter of the crowd was silenced, as their attention was captured, in an instant, as an iconic flute melody rang out throughout Ireland’s 32 bar in Yonkers, NY.
“Every evening in my dreams, I see you, I feel you”
The lyrics lip synced were exaggerated by &#;Tess Tickles&#; as she rowed in place with her makeshift oars and boat in the middle of the open dance floor. As she rounded the second verse of &#;My Heart Will Go On,&#; her boat gained an uninvited passenger. A middle-aged blonde woman pretended to pull the boat closer to her. Tess&#; focus never wavered, as her fellow drag queen and friend, &#;Rhoda Rollins Stone&#;, tried to comically sweep the woman away with a broom, to no avail.
“Once more you unlock the door, and you’re here in my heart”
Tess walked towards the miss and grabbed her hands, still not missing a hit. The
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White Plains could deffinately use a gay bar The Loft is mainly for a much older group of adults and there's pleanty of young gays and lez' looking for a chill spot, me included!! The Villlage is a bit far to move to EVERY Friday night. |
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I understand the NYSC in White Plains has a good number of gay members. |
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