From the owners of Eastern Bloc, Bedlam and Atlas Social Club comes LOVEGUN, a brand new gay bar slated to open on Grand Street next week, September 12. quickly apprehend Brandon McNamara,” he tweeted. Move over Metropolitan and This N' That- a new gay bar is about to hit the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. “Grateful to those who contacted & assisted the Hate Crimes T.F. Most popular destinations compiled from 2022 Lyft ride data. Grateful to those who contacted & assisted the Hate Crimes T.F. Discover the hottest gay bars people ACTUALLY go to in Williamsburg, Brooklyn - Metropolitan, The Rosemont, Macri Park. In partnership with the community, an arrest has been made in the 9-23-18 Hate Crime assault in Brooklyn in which a gay couple was brutally attacked. (The New York Post reports that McNamara turned himself in around 8am on Wednesday.) Shea cited authorities’ “partnership with the community” as the reason McNamara was located and apprehended so swiftly. As a patron of Gingers for many years, i can only say that Sheila, the bars owner, is a credit to the neighbourhood. The younger victim was treated for a broken finger at a local hospital.Īfter news of the assault broke earlier this week, NYPD detectives prompted New Yorkers on social media for help identifying the assailant.
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Police say McNamara punched the 34-year-old victim in the face, prompting him to lose consciousness and fracture his shoulder, reports NBC News. Silent as he was walked out of NYPD 7th Precinct /rl1kR7fyL6 McNamara was charged with 10 counts of assault and harassment as hate crimes, since witnesses allege he hurled homophobic slurs at his unnamed victims, ages 29 and 34.īrandon McNamara, 25, accused of attacking a gay couple in Williamsburg. If it’s true that one in ten people is gay, and that Brooklyn is home to more than 2.5 million people, then the borough must be crawling with queers. Metro, which has been around since October 2002, attracts a wide range of ages, sexualities and nationalities.
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I still say the place is completely lame, though.The NYPD has arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged anti-gay assault at a popular Brooklyn gay bar last weekend.īrandon McNamara, 25, was arrested yesterday for the brutal beating of two gay men last Sunday, September 23 outside Metropolitan Bar in Williamsburg. Metropolitan 559 Lorimer St., 71, Williamsburg Brooklyn A bar from the same ownership as This n' That, Metropolitan is the loungy equivalent to its dancier younger sister. I don't look so old (I'm 36) but my bf is 40, looks his age and got serious attitude the couple of times he went (he refuses to ever set foot in there).īut hey, if everyone is having a good time there, then that's all that matters. But the dozen or so times I have, it completely sucked and yes, was top-heavy with emaciated hipster twats. Granted, I don't hang at Metropolitan all the time. And the apotheosis of this can be found at the bar in question. & Devoe St.) (718) 599-4444 One of Williamsburg’s original gay bars.
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Sister bar to Metropolitan Metropolitan: 559 Lorimer St.
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It's really nauseating (and disappointing). & Metropolitan Ave.) (718) 599-4999 Gay video bar in the heart of Williamsburg featuring drag shows and karaoke. p>METROPOLITAN IS ONE OF BROOKLYNS ORIGINAL GAY BARS WE CHANGED THE FACE OF WILLIAMSBURG WHEN WE OPENED OUR DOORS OCTOBER OF 2002. The adolescent arty stink crowd here in "Billyburg" are the heir apparent to the Chelsea muscle queens in terms of attitude and pretentiousness. The sister bar to Metropolitan (one of the first gay bars in Williamsburg), Macri Park is located near the Lorimer/Metropolitan stop and is popular for its. Kirker, you don't live here in Williamsburg - and I think you only spent a couple of years living in the NYC area, right? I've been here my whole life, living in Williamsburg for 7 years and stand by my earlier assessment of this place. "Williamsburg hipsters have way less of an attitude problem than Chelsea muscle queens"