queer things to do in NYC | Wednesday, June 4, 2025
part of the queer on the street newsletter | edition: 6/1 - 6/7
IT’S PRIDE MONTH, BABY!! And this queer on the street newsletter is bringing you more 41 events for Wednesday, June 4 (and 334 this week) to start the month off right!
Due to the volume of events this week, each day has its own “post” and are hyperlinked below.
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*REMINDER: free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
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10 am – 1 pm | Enduring Culture Spotlight celebrating Staten Island Pride
Powered by: Pride Center of Staten Island (@pridecentersi) & The Municipal Art Society (@mas_nyc)
Location: Alice Austen House Museum (@aliceaustenhouse) | Staten Island
Cost: FREE | info! | flyer!
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12 pm | Healing Arts Class (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Destination Tomorrow
Location: Empowerment Center (448 E. 149th St.) | Bronx
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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4 pm | Wine & Watercolor Wednesdays (every Wednesday)
Powered by: BOYFRIEND co-op
Location: BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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6 pm | Knit to Resist (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Aishwarya Deshpande (@aryas_atelier) with the Nonbinarian Bookstore
Location: The Nonbinarian Bookstore | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer!
Note: masks are required
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6 pm - 10 pm | Women Loving Wednesdays (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Lexxe (host) & The Sultan Room
Location: The Sultan Room
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | info! | flyer!
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6:15 pm – 7:45 pm | Queers Do Recover NA (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Brooklyn Pride Center
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center (@lgbtbrooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE / no registration required | info!
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6:30 pm | A Lesbian Magic Show
Powered by: The Bush
Location: The Bush (@bushdykebar) | Brooklyn
Cost: unclear | flyer!
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6:30 pm | Queer Personal Stories
Powered by: Brooklyn Pride Center
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center (@lgbtbrooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE / no registration required | info!
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6:30 pm | Queer Writers Workshop (every 1st & 3rd Wednesday)
Powered by: Queer Writers Workshop
Location: Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Cost: FREE | flyer! | info!
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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Trans and GNC Adult Support Group (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Brooklyn Pride Center (@lgbtbrooklyn)
Location: virtual via zoom
Cost: FREE / no registration required | info!
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7 pm | Beers & Queers Hangout | June 2025
Powered by: Kaleidoscope (@kaleidoscope.usa)
Location: Hardware (@hardwarenyc)| Manhattan
Cost: $7.18 | tix!
Note: Kaleidoscope offers “safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people to explore and cultivate their faith openly.”
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7 pm – 9 pm | Bingo, Bitch! with Essa Noche (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Essa Noche & Loafers
Location: Loafers Cocktail Bar (@loaferscocktailbar) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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7 pm | Book Talk: Mending Bodies by Hon Lai-Chu
Powered by: Yu & Me Books
Location: Yu & Me Books | Manhattan
Cost: FREE – $19.60 (book ticket) | tix!
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7 pm | BRAGGING RIGHTS: The Finale: A Drag King and Drag Thing Competition
Powered by: Tuna Melt (@tunameltdrag), Haus of Melt (@hausofmelt) with special guests @theydy.bedbug, @isthishenlobullfrog, @pressurek.atl, @unclefreak2020, @thefattygemini , @aladdinfirm , @petezapartytime, etc
Location: 9 Bob Note (@9bobnotebk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $19.48 – $40.10 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm | Dyke Run – Track Workout (every 1st & 3rd Wednesday)
Powered by: Dyke Run NYC (@dykerunnyc)
Location: 300M McCarren Park | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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7 pm | Outdoor Salsa Class
Powered by: Queer Latines (@queerlatines)
Location: Herbert von King Park | Brooklyn
Cost: pwyc / $15 suggested | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm | Queers Run Brooklyn: QTBIPOC Run (every 1st & 3rd Wednesday)
Powered by: Queers Run Brooklyn (@queersrunbrooklyn)
Location: Macri Triangle | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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7 pm | Trans Masc Meetup
Powered by: Trans Masc Meetup (@trans.masc.meetup.bk)
Location: Happyfun Hideaway (@happyfunhideaway) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
Note: “Allies welcome. Please COVID test before coming. Do not come if you’re sick.”
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7 pm | Trivia Wednesdays (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Hardware Bar + NYC Trivia League
Location: Hardware Bar | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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7 pm | WACK!
Powered by: @wack.nyc
Location: Purgatory – downstairs (@purgatory.bk) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer! | info!
Note: “WACK! is a social club here in Brooklyn for working and freelance artists & creatives in any field.”
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7 pm | ZAI: The Phoenix Tour
Powered by: @ourfatherzai
Location: 3 Dollar Bill | Brooklyn
Cost: $24.64 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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7:30 pm | JAWS: The Unauthorized Musical
Powered by: @ms.womanthewoman
Location: C’mon Everybody (@cmoneverybodybk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $12.36 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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8 pm | Alotta Trivia (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Alotta McGriddles (@alottamcgriddles) and the Metropolitan Bar
Location: The Metropolitan Bar @metropolitan_bk) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8 pm | EP M.E.S.S. Show – Doren, Signal Coast, and Code Smith
Powered by: Doren (@dorennnnn), @signalcoast, @codismith
Location: Purgatory (@purgatory.bk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $11.33 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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8 pm | Holler Karaoke (every 1st Wednesday)
Powered by: The Holler
Location: The Holler | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8 pm | Marisol’s Magical Salon (every 1st Wednesday)
Powered by: Marisol Vibración
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Cost: $15 but NOTAFLOF | flyer!
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8 pm | Masc House (every 1st Wednesday)
Powered by: Masc House
Location: Playhouse Bar @PlayhousebarNYC) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8 pm | Poetry Brothel’s Lavender Lovers Pride Edition
Powered by: Poetry Brothel
Location: House of Yes! | Brooklyn
Cost: $39.19 – $80 | tix! | flyer!
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8 pm – 9 pm | Social Hour: Online Chat and Check-In (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Queer Social (@queer_social)
Location: virtual (DM organizer for link)
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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8 pm | Trivia for the Worst of Us (every Wednesday)
Powered by: The Parkside Lounge
Location: The Parkside Lounge (@the_parkside_lounge_nyc) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | info!
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9 pm | Free Spin Open Decks (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Loafers Cocktail Bar
Location: Loafers Cocktail Bar (@loaferscocktailbar) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover,* but sign up beforehand | sign up! | flyer! | info!
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9 pm | LA HOTERÍA: A Queer Latine Drag Lotería Night (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Soraya Sis (@agoodsis) & Good Sis Productions (@goodsisproductions)
Location: The Walk Inn Restaurant (@thewalkinn_ny) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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9 pm | Piano Bar with Special Guests (every Wednesday)
Powered by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* with two drink minimum | flyer!
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9 pm | QUEERAOKE with Spencer (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Spencer (@cer.spence) & Henrietta Hudson
Location: Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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9:30 pm | Macri Park Karaoke (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Macri Park
Location: Macri Park (@MacriPark) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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10 pm | Caliente: Jock Strap Party (every 1st & 3rd Wednesday)
Powered by: Icon Astoria
Location: Icon Astoria (@iconastoria) | Queens
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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10 pm | In The Pocket One Year Anniversary Kickback
Powered by: @inthepocket.bk @shannon1dj & @niyahwest
Location: Mood Ring (@moodringnyc) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | info!
Note: skillshare session / open decks
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10 pm | MISSTER Weds (every Wednesday)
Powered by: @missterpartynyc
Location: The Woods (@thewoodsbrooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | info!
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10 pm | Phoenix Karaoke (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Corma Kelly(@cormakelly) & Phoenix Bar
Location: Phoenix Bar (@phoenixbarnyc) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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10 pm | Stage Fright (every Wednesday)
Powered by: Marti G Cummings (@@MartiGCummings)
Location: Club Cumming (@clubcumming) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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11:30 pm | Desires (every Wednesday)
Powered by: @desires.nyc, @nyckinklink, @rofuenzalidar, @styledbyalexander
Location: Icon Astoria (@iconastoria) | Queens
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
QUEER EVENTS & THINGS TO DO IN NYC: JUNE 1 - JUNE 7
Sunday, June 1
Monday, June 2
Tuesday, June 3
Wednesday, June 4
Thursday, June 5
Friday, June 6
Saturday, June 7
