Parties & raves

Faggots Are Women is a queer rave launched in 2024 by Seva Granik with the poet Kay Gabriel, described in coverage as a 'transensual' party held at temporary Brooklyn warehouse locations.

Mister Saturday Night — and its daytime counterpart Mister Sunday — is the long-running party founded by Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin, associated with a dance-first, community-minded ethos that moved across outdoor and indoor spaces before anchoring at Nowadays.

SHADE is frequently cited as one of the first queer underground rave series in New York — a roving, DIY warehouse party co-created by Seva Granik and Ladyfag that ran from 2013 to 2015 before giving way to UNTER.

The Bunker is a long-running techno and experimental-electronic party often cited within New York's deeper club lineage. It has been hosted across changing rooms rather than tied to one address, including extended runs at dedicated clubs.

Unter is often cited as one of the defining New York raves of the 2010s — Seva Granik's queer-leaning, techno-forward party (2015–2023) known for rotating, often-secret warehouse locations rather than a fixed home, and for an explicit emphasis on safer-space and consent culture on the floor.

Wigstock is the drag festival often cited as an outgrowth of East Village queer nightlife, associated with Lady Bunny and performers from rooms like the Pyramid Club. It has been staged outdoors and across venues rather than fixed to one address.

Zero Chill is a warehouse rave series Seva Granik launched in spring 2024, associated with Brownsville and East Brooklyn warehouse locations, including Pride-weekend editions.