The State Liquor Authority (SLA) doesn’t want to renew Escuelita’s liquor license next month, which spells death for any club-especially a gay one. ( Update: The bar has since reopened.)įurther north in Hell’s Kitchen, the Latin club Escuelita, an early home to drag icons like Ru Paul and Lady Bunny, might lose its liquor license.
In the West Village, Julius’ (right), one of the oldest gay bars in the country and home to gay-rights demonstrations before Stonewall, was just closed for health violations.
Two longstanding gay bars in New York are fighting the city to stay open.
