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Four-story Hell's Kitchen gay venue: café by day, cabaret and drag by night
Red Eye is a four-story gay nightlife venue in Hell's Kitchen that runs coffee and coworking by day and transitions to cabaret, drag, and DJ sets at night. The building houses an on-site TV studio for livestreaming and original content production — a setup unlike any other gay bar in the city. Programming is stacked: monthly residencies, Nicky Doll's Rouge party, live podcast recordings, Broadway talent, and even naked yoga. Opened by four partners including Daniel Nardicio (Club Cumming, Fire Island), the coffee-to-cocktails format keeps the space active from morning through 4am. The Hell's Kitchen location on West 41st sits between 8th and 9th Avenues, in the thick of the neighborhood's gay nightlife corridor.
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