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Browse photo galleries of New York City's most exciting parties and nightlife events.

The best cocktail bars for a martini in New York City 2012

The martini may be simple, but gin, vermouth and bitters is a timeless combination. Read on to discover our favorite cocktail bars for a martini in New York. The great 1920s satirist Dorothy Parker once quipped, “I like to have a martini, two at the very most; three, I’m under the table, four,

Nightlife photography: Cool New York photographers

Feast your eyes on some of NYC’s best nightlife photography, and hear from the people behind the lens. Without nightlife photography, the whirlwind of club parties would be a blur to all but the least-indulgent imbibers. (And really, who among us is fully clearheaded when out and about?)

Slide show: Men of GT's Naked Issue (NSFW)

British guys (and one shameless Yank) bare all for charity. For this year's edition of its Naked Issue, British homo mag Gay Times had so many guys willing to strip down that they couldn't be contained into one edition of the magazine—so that means two naked issues! Tucked among the (mostly

We were there: Adonis Lounge (NSFW)

Abs, butts and pecs take center stage at this men-for-men burlesque We love a good go-go boy, but sometimes only a highly stylized strip show will do. Twice each week, Adonis Lounge saves gay men from the indignity of having to tag along on their gal pals' bachelorette parties to see some prime

Live photos: Les Fleurs de Shanghai

Calamity Chang and Shien Lee salute the Paris of the East. Old Shanghai comes to life (or as close as it's gonna do so at an New Orleans–tinged American Nouveau eatery in Tribeca) at burlesque gal Calamity Chang's monthly show at Duane Park, with Shien Lee serving as the affair's lovely songbird.

Live photos: Mr. Lower East Side Pageant (NSFW)

The traditions of Mr. Lower East Side, trolls and nudity   The front room of Reverend Jen's apartment holds the Lower East Side Troll Museum. There are hundreds of neon-haired troll dolls, and on the wall hang Rev. Jen's paintings of trolls, unicorns and aliens, in psychedelic swirls and

Photos: Goldie and Tats Cru mural in the Bronx

The yoga-practicing drum ’n’ bass DJ reconnects with his old graffiti crew. When he’s not eating sushi at Morimoto or playing three-hour sets that involve putting on “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and launching himself into the crowd, Metalheadz label boss Goldie can be found spraying walls with his old

We were there: Creme de la Femme Fifth Anniversary

Maggie C's superpopular lesbian party celebrates a milestone. Lesbian nightlife guru Maggie C has been bringing the sexy Creme de la Femme party to local girls for half a decade now, and the bash headed way west to Greenhouse to celebrate the occasion. Check out CDLF at its regular Union Square

Epic Win Burlesque Presents the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Sexy (slide show)

The Epic Win Burlesque troupe pays titillating tribute to Frodo and the gang. With its epic-quest theme, wizened wizards, wayfaring elves, bad-ass timber and various fantastical kings, princes and demons, one could assume that The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is one of geekdom’s

We were there: Hey Queen! presents: Queen of the Obscene

The proceedings got sexy at this pan-queer soiree Avory Agony and Sarah Jenny's Hey Queen! party can always be counted upon for a sexy good time, but it was even hotter at the recent "Queen of the Obscene" edition. The party's Queen of Honor, Afrotitty, bared most in her performance, and the rest

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