Lex said:
So, the NYC Eagle I was just looking up is a new one? I hope they didn't go all PC queer on it...
The old Eagle, and its notorious back hallway, is long gone, and the old owner (Jack) has, I believe, retired to Florida. The New Eagle moved a few blocks uptown. I had a nice conversation last year when I bumped into the owner in Chicago. He very much wants it to be a true leather bar, but in its Chelsea location, it has a broader crowd of customers. At one point, the bar was getting very "festive," and that back alley was, um, interesting. However, many New Yorkers misjudged what would happen after the Giuliani administration and its "sex police" ended. To everyone's surprise, under mayor Bloomberg, things were stricter than expected, so the Eagle, as well as some other places, got into a bit of trouble. I haven't been in a long while, so things may have changed again. Maybe I'll drop by when I'm back east in a few weeks.