Ĭhelsea also features some of the best art galleries in the city. In fact, it has the largest number of same-sex couples in New York.Īlong Eighth Avenue, there are several gay-friendly businesses, where rainbow flags hang all year long. Since the 1970s, Chelsea has been one of the most popular gay neighborhoods in NYC. This article covers neighborhoods in the boroughs of posh, upbeat Manhattan, and more laid back hipster Brooklyn that boasts some of the best gay areas in NYC. In the present day, this gay neighborhood has a large number of LGBTQ monuments, bars, and historic sites.Īlthough New York is generally a very open-minded city, since the days of the riots, other neighborhoods have become very LGBTQ friendly as well. Riots began inside the Stonewall Inn in the West Village neighborhood and lasted for six days. It was 1969 that marked the year of the infamous Stonewall Rebellion, which led to the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
