DK Travel : New York : Editor's choice

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American Fitness Center

The muscle boys in Chelsea favor this two-story gym with the latest weights and circuit training equipment and fitness classes. It also offers sauna, massage facilities, and a café serving healthy meals and snacks. The gym actively supports gay causes from AIDs walks to Gay Pride organizations.
Big Cup

The coffee house hangout to meet and greet, day and night.
Blue Panda Tours - New York City walking Tours

With its distinct districts and neighborhoods separated by as little as a minute walk; it is easy to see why walking is the best way to explore New York. Blue Panda Tours' private walking tours will not only bring you up close to historical and cultural sites, but will also take you to hidden favorite secrets of local New Yorkers such as hot places to eat and local places to shop. Join one of their New York City walking tours and you’ll come away seeing New York as an old friend in a new light!
Bluestockings Book Store

Named after an 18th-century feminist group, this Lower East Side lair is not only a comprehensive source for women’s literature but a social center with a café, gallery, readings, and events. Women of all ages and races are welcome.
Boiler Room

A favorite East Village cruising destination. Weeknights are mellow, weekends packed.
Brooklyn Bridge Stroll

A classic experience, the walk across the Brooklyn Bridge yields thrilling vistas of city skyscrapers through the intricate bridge cable work. Bring the camera to record unparalleled views.
Bryant Park

A swath of green with formal plantings behind the Public Library.
Carriage Ride through Central Park

The horse-drawn hansom cabs lined up at the edge of Central Park are romance personified. The driver, appropriately attired in fancy dress and top hat, will help you up as you nestle in for a 20-minute trot past park landmarks (see Central Park).
Christopher Street

The profusion of bars, shops, and cruisers between 6th and 7th avenues is the epicenter of gay Greenwich Village. The crowd is a bit older since so many younger gay men have defected to Chelsea.
Club Nights

Many clubs have party nights. Sunday nights, for example, are big at Splash, Friday nights at Crobar, Saturday at The Roxy, Sunday at Avalon. The Cock is lively all week. Venues and days change, so consult the press for current happenings.