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I agree with the Fair theater. It's an interesting place to say the least. If you aren't too picky and can hang for a while, it usually won't disappoint.

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The Fair Theater on Astoria Boulevard and 90th Street is great, but it's hard to get to because it's in a part of Queens that's nowhere near a train line, so you have to take a bus after exiting the nearest train stations: Junction Boulevard on the 7 train is closest (take the Q72 bus on Junction Blvd north to Astoria Blvd), but I've also gotten off at Roosevelt Ave-74th Street/Jackson Heights on the E, F, M, R, and 7 trains (the Q49 bus originates at that station, and will eventually drop you off right in front of the theater).  Another option is to take the N or W trains to Astoria Boulevard and then take the Q19 bus that runs along Astoria Blvd and will drop you off at the same bus stop as the Q49 bus at 90th Street, right in front of the theater.  There are usually livery cabs waiting in front of the theater to take folks back to the train stations, or you can use Uber to and from the trains, if you don't want to wait for the buses.

The Kings Theater on Kings Highway in Brooklyn is much easier to reach, but it's a lot more hit or miss than the Fair.  Take the the B or Q trains on the Brighton line, or the F train on the Culver line.  Each line has a stop on Kings Highway, although at different points, about 16 short blocks apart.  The theater is in the middle, about 7 or 8 blocks from either station, between East 7th and 8th Streets.  It's a 5 to 10 minute walk from either station, so it's not worth it to take the B82 bus that runs along Kings Hwy unless it's right there when you exit the stations.

Good luck!  If you let us know when you'll be at either theater, guys from this forum might meet you there. ;-)

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There were so many great movie theaters?sex dens in NY back in the seventies. Besides the Adonis there was the David, the Eros, the Show Palace, the Gaiety (Mostly for the hustler/strippers that one) the Cinema Follies, and quite a few more. They were centered in Midtown but they were also in Queens and Brooklyn. They were an outgrowth of the action that used to take place in the balconies and dark corners of the burlesque houses in the early part of the 20th century and then the straight porn movie theaters which started appearing again in the sixties. They were a liberated form of those with much more of an anything goes attitude.

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On 11/15/2018 at 12:34 PM, PissPigBrooklyn said:

There were so many great movie theaters?sex dens in NY back in the seventies. Besides the Adonis there was the David, the Eros, the Show Palace, the Gaiety (Mostly for the hustler/strippers that one) the Cinema Follies, and quite a few more. They were centered in Midtown but they were also in Queens and Brooklyn. They were an outgrowth of the action that used to take place in the balconies and dark corners of the burlesque houses in the early part of the 20th century and then the straight porn movie theaters which started appearing again in the sixties. They were a liberated form of those with much more of an anything goes attitude.

I danced at The Gaiety in the mid-80s when I first moved to NYC. Madonna used to come in drag and Divine came out of drag. It was a surreal place.

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3 hours ago, BradStevens said:

I danced at The Gaiety in the mid-80s when I first moved to NYC. Madonna used to come in drag and Divine came out of drag. It was a surreal place.

I probably saw you!

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18 minutes ago, PissPigBrooklyn said:

I probably saw you!

Maybe so... one of my signature songs was Secrets by Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark (OMD). I was riddled with secrets at that age. ?

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