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Tool Box

1742 Second Ave., New York, NY 10128 40.780839 -73.949528
nr. 91st St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work212-348-1288 Send to Phone

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  • Scene: After Work, Billiards, Dive Bar, Game Nights, Gay Bar

Official Website

thetoolboxnyc.com

Hours

Daily, 8pm-4am

Happy Hour

Daily, 8pm-10pm; Specials vary

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6 at 86th St.

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

The TVs no longer show porn, but little else seems to have changed over the twenty years this gay dive—with a salacious reputation—has been around. The narrow, two-level bar exists as a sort of cheesy house party until midnight, when the place suddenly fills up and things get serious. Chick-power ballads blast while a G-stringed muscle boy dances on the bar; a handshake for strangers becomes a pinch on the ass. The infamously active downstairs pissers don't seem large enough to use even for their intended function, and there's often an older gent camped on the bench just outside, like a rustler inspecting passing cattle. Décor includes anti-drug signs, cracked mirrors, and a stack of ancient VHS porn tapes with names like Depth Charge 4.

Bingo Night

There's a pretty serious bingo game on Sundays, with DVD and CD prizes.

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