Best NYC Gay Bars For Straight People

Marie's Crisis

There's a lot of history attached to Marie's Crisis, a West Village bar named after The Crisis Papers by Thomas Paine, who supposedly died in the same house.  The bar had its beginnings as a brothel in the 1850s, speakeasy-ed its way through Prohibition, and finally found its way to the gays, who have been belting out Les Miserables in the basement ever since. Check all pretension at the door - the bar offers a simple selection of Budweiser and house drinks, and the dress code is casual.  But don't be surprised to hear a few Broadway-trained voices among the crowd, who might just serve up a solo to bring the house down. Where: Marie's Crisis, 59 Grove Street [Photo via]