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Escuelita

301 W. 39th St, New York, NY 10018
at Eighth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-631-0588 Send to Phone

Official Website

escuelita.com

Hours

Thu-Fri, 10pm-4am; Sat, 10pm-5am; Sun, 8pm-4am

Nearby Subway Stops

1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, S, W at Times Sq.-42nd St.

Cover Charge

$5-$20

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

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At first glimpse, the interior of this tatterdemalion club resembles the gaudy set of a Telemundo soap opera, but a second look reveals divas gyrating to a warm rhythmic Latino beat. Karen Covergirl, Angel Sheridan, Sheila Noxzema and other busty drag queens and black performers make this hideaway a powerhouse of see and-be-seen docu-worthy dance moves and caliente performances sizzling with fiery garmento glitz. Nightly, a mixture of house music, salsa, merenque, hip hop, and R&B pour onto the boxy dance floor, provoking occasional bursts of break-dance among the Dieseled-out hip-hop gays, sweet cocoa go-go boys, and a handful of blanquitos, all of whom stick around for the truly fierce after-midnight drag competition.

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ghetto school

giostripper from 10019 | Posted on 8/25/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

Escuelita is a misnomer for this place who ain't no schoool. It's a place where ghetto people feel important and glorified. Drinks are expensive, bad, and served in plastic cups "for security reasons". Maybe they're afraid will be stolen back to the Bronx. People apprach you to buy them a drink and some even offer sex for a fee. This place should be closed by the Bloomberg administration.

Full of ghetto sleaze

Maricona from 10019 | Posted on 2/1/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

This is by far the worst club I've ever been to. Cover charge is expensive, security is rude, bartenders are idiots, drinks are very expensive and the drag show is about 90 minutes long. The crowd is direct from the worst neighborhoods outside Manhattan. The bathroom is full of roaches. That's all....

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