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The Eagle NYC

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554 W. 28th St., New York, NY 10001
nr. Eleventh Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
646-473-1866 Send to Phone

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Hours

Mon-Sat, 10pm-4am; Sun, 5pm-4am

Happy Hour

Sun, 5pm-midnight; $3 domestic drafts, Jagermeister shots, Cuervo Gold shots

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at 28th St.

Payment Methods

Cash Only

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When the original Eagle, long a New York landmark, closed in 2000, it left Manhattan's leather-clad S&M community crying into their beers. This latest incarnation, a palatial two-story club located near the West Side Highway, manages to evoke its predecessor while actually outdoing it. We could go on about the décor—they spared no expense on the chain-link—but of more interest is the fact that the regulars who haunted the original Eagle have now been joined by a new generation of denim-and-leather fanatics (this could really be anybody who's bored with the pouty preeners who gravitate toward Chelsea or the self-consciously indie vibe of the East Village). The self-serious machismo once inherent in leather culture—that football game on the television isn't fooling anyone, by the way—has toned down considerably. (Patrons seem to be entertaining themselves with their leatherware as opposed to trying to prove something.) Of course, that still leaves plenty of room for pool-shooting, cigar-chomping, and boot-shining.

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like a museum of the gay 70s

arcticranger from 10016 | Posted on 1/1/09

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

Just an awful place, the drinks are watered down horribly, the staff are just plain rude and the guys I saw there just stood in corners not talking, staring straight ahead. It's not a cruisy joint, in fact the atmosphere...Read More

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joed from uws | Posted on 12/19/04

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

Went for the first time in a few mths and saw that they were still hot guys hot bartendars and the place was hopping. The dj was great and I will def have to go back tommorrow. This place can def...Read More

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