Please contact location for more information. “But we’re seeing that need in a lot of blue states that are larger and the focus was going towards those states.”Ĭlub Lambda is located at 1031 Grand Street in Bushwick and is opening to the public on May 6. Metropolitan Gay, LGBT-Friendly Bar 559 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, New York 11211 (718) 599-4444 Wednesday Closed (View All Hours) Additional Details Outdoor Seating Pool Table Happy Hour Live Entertainment Events/Theme Nights Details may vary. “We’re focusing on satisfying a need in the community, if there is a need within red states, we would be open to doing that,” said Hughes.
We weren’t given exposure on social media on a lot of these platforms but we were generating a large number of their revenue.”ĭown the line, not only would Hughes and Solomon like to expand the Lambda Vodka line (which is the primary vodka sold at both Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda) to include other spirits, they would like to see clubs and lounges under the Lambda brand open in major metropolitan areas that are lacking a space for the community. On the popular street 5 th Ave in Park Slope, bars Excelsior and Ginger’s are popular LGBTQ clubs (Excelsior more for men and. In south Brooklyn, there’s a monthly queer dance party at Littlefield called Be Cute a small indie club and event space that also hosts LGBTQ stand-up comedy nights. “Now we have something that we can go to 6-7 days a week where we can be comfortable and see people who look like ourselves either in the location or on social media. Branded Saloon gay bar in Prospect Heights. “What we saw before we opened a location was we were given one night within a particular hour or timeframe to have parties or a location to go to,” said Hughes. That’s why we want to have a night for them. I’ve had people come up to me, a young trans person say I thought it wasn’t a place I could go. “That’s what we want to make known by everybody. Gay & Lesbian (LGBTQ) gay bars, gay clubs, lesbian bar, gaybars, nightlife, gay venues & queer bars in New York, find them at. “We were created by the urban community, but we don’t discriminate against anyone in the LGBTQ community,” said Hughes. Regardless, the couple says that Club Lambda and Lambda Lounge are safe spaces for the entire LGBTQ community. “So with Brooklyn, and being a larger location, we are diversifying a lot where we are going to have trans night, lesbian night, and in talks of having another promoter coming in and throwing a party with a lot of non-binary people, queer people, all elements coming into play.”
“In Harlem, we are an LGBTQ+ location but we seem to really segment it to the urban male market, which we tried to extend it but weren’t able to grasp other demographics outside the gay, Black male,” said Hughes. Just added: Brooklyn Steel Special (show your ticket day-of for a FREE shot) RECLAMATION BAR.
Hughes and Solomon noticed that the bar, though open to the entirety of New York City’s LGBTQ+ community, the main demographic tended to be gay Black men, and they wanted to diversify their audience with a new space.