Who’s been to the East Side Club since reopening?

[topblkmale]

 

On two separate occasions I've been at another former NYC bathhouse when some guy OD'd in a room.

Both times the EMTs were called and the club was shut down. All patrons had to leave.

Then there was that time when a guy OD'd and died in the bathroom at ESC.

 

[meetme]

25 minutes ago, topblkmale said:

 

On two separate occasions I've been at another former NYC bathhouse when some guy OD'd in a room.

Both times the EMTs were called and the club was shut down. All patrons had to leave.

Then there was that time when a guy OD'd and died in the bathroom at ESC.

 

If it’s a former bathhouse, can’t you-tell us where it was? I wish someone would look into reopening WSC. It was always miles better at WSC than ESC and I’ll bet it’s just sitting empty just as it was left

[meetme]

And can I throw this out there…does anyone here know what became of the desk guy at WSC,, named Kevin, thin, friendly, black,  always helpful. I have t seen him since Covid. I’d like to know he’s OK or where he is. A very nice man.

i hope he’s OK

[topblkmale]

10 hours ago, meetme said:

If it’s a former bathhouse, can’t you-tell us where it was? I wish someone would look into reopening WSC. It was always miles better at WSC than ESC and I’ll bet it’s just sitting empty just as it was left

 

Northern Sauna

 

[Bruce999]

On 12/11/2024 at 11:25 AM, topblkmale said:

 

Northern Sauna

 

I loved the Northern Sauna lots of fun. 

[RawNYTop]

On 12/11/2024 at 1:26 AM, meetme said:

And can I throw this out there…does anyone here know what became of the desk guy at WSC,, named Kevin, thin, friendly, black,  always helpful. I have t seen him since Covid. I’d like to know he’s OK or where he is. A very nice man.

i hope he’s OK

If that is the guy I think he is, then yes, he was the best employee there. So nice and helpful. Loved him.

[BBoink]

I was there a couple times,  and to tell you the truth as much as people bitch about it, I had fun both times recently.  Its one of those hit or miss things, if nobody is there it usually sucks, That goes without saying.  But catch a good night and you will catch more than a cold in there lol.  But at least you will have fun while doing it.   I also went to that workingmans lunch last week,   Definitely wasn't bad, it was somewhere vaguely in Chelsea/Hells kitchen I forget where exactly.

[MuscleAss]

Next weekend I’m in NYC for the Black Party and thinking to visit the ESC after, probably around 4 or 5AM. Anyone been recently? Will there be much of a crowd? I haven’t hit the NYC dance floor since pre-COVID, in 2019, so no sense of nightlife there. 

Edited March 16 by MuscleAss

[SpitPup]

Poz guy visiting NYC on the week of April 14. Into all guys but enjoy blue collar/tradies  so wanna hit up the workman’s Lunch. What’s the crowd like? Is it mostly raw? Any other suggestions to get a lots of loads?

[RawNYTop]

On 3/16/2025 at 5:08 AM, MuscleAss said:

Next weekend I’m in NYC for the Black Party and thinking to visit the ESC after, probably around 4 or 5AM. Anyone been recently? Will there be much of a crowd? I haven’t hit the NYC dance floor since pre-COVID, in 2019, so no sense of nightlife there. 

At that hour after the party it should definitely be good, I gather lots of party boys.

[meetme]

I have had several Saturdays overnight at ESC where nearly every room was taken, the doors were mostly closed and for 8 hours or more no activity was sensed. I think the monitors police much more tightly, especially on Saturday.

You can never tell what the mood will be there.  What I miss most of all is the openness that the WSC had. I could go there, lay on my stomach and have eight or nine black men top me in an 8 hour night.  At the ESC, yes they’re willing to top me but they want to be paid, and that ends it right there.  Kevin at WSC was great and supportive and fun. I get a sense at ESC that attendance is sometimes very slow and they don’t want the place to stay busy, it’s more work when it’s packed, and yet, it doesn’t become friendlier. 

[meetme]

On 3/17/2025 at 9:49 AM, RawNYTop said:

At that hour after the party it should definitely be good, I gather lots of party boys.

I hope you’ll post what you find returning to NY for the first time since Covid.  I think it’s entirely different, but I may be missing something.  The ESC threatens to expel and ban boys who are partying.  It’s no sex in public areas there and though the rest of the country may have relaxed a bit, in NY at the last bathhouse left in a city that was once full of gay men, the rules are just as tight as when Guilliani closed all the other clubs because of the AIDS virus.

[RawNYTop]

8 hours ago, meetme said:

 The ESC threatens to expel and ban boys who are partying.  

...But do they?

They can make such rules all they want but there's no way to enforce it unless guys are partying out in the open.  A few months ago on a Sunday night I had three different guys offer their favs. 

[meetme]

It’s the ONLY club left, I wouldn’t push my luck.  I have, and the fear makes it even more illicit.  A top who takes the responsibility for making my ass burn with a bump, knows how to make me his friend.

[MuscleAss]

Do they accept cards? How much of a tip is expected to whoever brings you to your room?