Gay bar west chester

InMarty Chinitz, a gay man in his early 30s, borrowed money from his mother to open the establishment; at gay time, it was the fifth bar in Westchester County to cater towards a mostly gay clientele. Opening night boasted a crowd of some men and women packed into the tiny bar; it included performances from local bar queens, music, and dancing.

The Playroom served a racially diverse clientele, and its patrons were typically more or less equally composed of men and women. Just five years before the Playroom opened, police raided Fenimore Circle, a male-only gay bar in Mamaroneck, a town some 10 miles away from Yonkers; they arrested chester of its patrons for frivolous reasons and stripped the establishment of its liquor license.

The Playroom itself was not immune to acts of homophobic violence. In two separate incidents in Junethree teen boys badly beat up and robbed men they had met inside the bar west luring them outside under false pretenses. In addition to outright homophobia from the public, the Playroom also had to worry about the police.

One former patron reports witnessing Marty paying off police officers to leave his establishment alone. In Decemberthe Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a broad anti-prejudice bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The Playroom

Inthe building that once housed the Playroom, which closed in the mids, was demolished. As of this writing, there are no designated gay or lesbian bars in Westchester County. From the Glenwood Metro North train station, a 1. Various Bee-Line bus routes also pass by the site. Your email address will not be published.

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