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Escuelita (Closed Permanently)

(129 Ratings)
Dance club with multiple crowds
Let's get it goin' on. It don't matter if you're Latino, Blatino, or just want "to be in Ameri-ka," Escuelita is the place where we all get a little flavor. With NYS hottest gogo dancers and the best drag queens in town, Escuelita Night Club offers the most highly anticipated shows every night. With unbeatable drink specials and lots of chances to get free admission, Escuelita is undoubtably crowned a LEGEND in the NYC nightclub scene.


Address
301 W 39th St
New York, NY 10018

Near: 8th & 9th Avenues

Hell's Kitchen



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Reviews

loca4u9807
loca4u9807
Over a year ago

not what it use to be

i use to love to come here all the time with my wife at that time was my girlfriend but the crowd got to young and always wanting to fight someone for looking at there girl. well it was fun while it lasted i am not sure if we will ever go back!


Davetessaro
Davetessaro
Over a year ago

Different night out

I was visiting my friend at a neighboring university, she is 19 and I am 20, and I was very intent on going to a NYC gay club (that was 18+). I researched very hard online and through grindr and I kept coming up short. Escuelita seemed to be my only option. However everyone kept calling the club trashy, gross, etc. this was discouraging. My friend and I said f*** it and went anyways. We showed up at 11:15 with the text message for the free-before-12 admission into the club. It should be noted that she and I were the only two white people in the line, as the crowd is definitely black and Latino. The line moved at an extremely slow place and we didn't make it to the door until 12:15 , at which point we were charged a $20 cover. Inside there were some hot go go dancers and most of the music playing was hip-hop. The main event was a porn star "phat daddy" who was over-hyped and (for us) not very pleasing on the eyes. The club itself was not trashy AT ALL. The bathroom remained clean throughout the night as each had an attendant who worked for tips, and we had numerous people come up and talk to us. Of the many gay clubs I have been to, I would say this one is one of the friendlier. When we left, the music and the announcer was starting to get a little too loud, however the dj was very good (for the genre) throughout the night.


s_mayes
s_mayes
Over a year ago

Not my scene. Not worth the price or time. A little to cliquish and pretty one sided. Don't go!


PirataCofresi513
PirataCofresi513
Over a year ago

Latin Bar

Nice shows and great Latino Dancers


kool1805
kool1805
Over a year ago

Worst Place in New York City

We went on Saturday night, we got there at 11:20, 20 people in line, it was free until 12 am...we could get in at 12:05....it was supposed to be $10 after 12am so we decided to pay for that, but no it was $20, we bad attitude and so rude, they didn't even try to explain why...stupid us we decided to get in anyways...at the door it said open bar until 12:30...of course it wasn't, the bartender said it was until 12:00. You cannot drink in the dance floor..this place sucks. Please don't go! Don't even try! There are plenty of great places in New York to enjoy and be treated like a person....


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