New York City’s iconic Pride Parade may have come and gone, but the gay community — according to Vayable Insider and long-time local Camille — remains fully in bloom. Her “Madonna Town/Gay Town” tour led us through the streets of the Lower East Side, while she narrated her stories of what was and what’s still to come for gay New Yorkers.
Beginning at the Alamo cube on Astor Place, Camille paints a picture of 18th-century New York, when “the Village” truly was just that. From the first integrated bars in the 1900s to the first gay society (for men only), to her own stint as a cigarette girl at the Limelight, Camille provides a good reminder that progress is always fueling NYC and changing its landscape. With this spirit Camille ushers us together to push the Alamo cube, which although rusted, still spins with one hard push.
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This is a part of our Small World series in which we explore a new destination through the eyes of a local.