Most of the 45 NYC gay bars are concentrated in a few neighborhoods
Hell's Kitchen, the West Village, Williamsburg and Harlem are hotspots while the Bronx and Staten Island have no gay nightlife spots
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A map of New York City displaying the distribution of 45 gay bars across neighborhoods as of May 2025. Hell's Kitchen hosts the highest concentration with 12 bars, followed by the West Village with 8, Williamsburg with 6, and Harlem with 4. Notably, the Bronx and Staten Island have no gay bars. The visualization highlights the clustering of gay nightlife in specific NYC neighborhoods.
