It was the site of one of Greenwich Village’s most notoriously homophobic crimes, when, on November 19, 1980, a former transit officer fired into the bar, killing two men and wounding six others. The West Village is a classic destination for queer nightlife, but you’ll find something exciting and welcoming in pretty much any part of the city. One of New York’s most popular leather bars was the Ramrod, which operated here from around 1973 to 1980. The best queer bars in NYC range from dive bars to dance clubs, with historic spots like the Stonewall Inn anchoring them all.
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