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The Verification Ledger
An archive built from fragments has to be honest about what it holds. This page is the project's open accounting: how far each record has been sourced and verified, and exactly which entries still need work. It updates itself as records are corroborated — and it is meant to be closed, line by line, by researchers and the people who were there.
159
Rooms in the atlas
11%
Verified (18)
9%
With citations (14)
By confidence state
18Verified
95Needs review
44Approximate
2Disputed
29/86 (34%)
Figures with sourced profiles
4/18 (22%)
Parties with sourced profiles
The ledger covers all three record types — rooms, figures, and parties. Quotes and oral histories are added only when attributable; empty slots are kept visible on purpose.
The queue
218 records still need work
Ordered by priority — disputed and approximate records first, then unverified, then verified-but-uncited. Open any record to read it and flag a correction or add a source.
RoomShelterMidtown, Manhattan · 1991–present (across venues)
uncitedDisputed
Room12 WestWest Village, Manhattan · 1975–mid 1980s
uncitedApproximate
Room285 KentWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2010–2014
uncitedApproximate
RoomA7East Village, Manhattan · early 1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomAlphavilleBushwick, Brooklyn · 2010s
uncitedApproximate
RoomBetter DaysHell's Kitchen, Manhattan · 1972–1990s
uncitedApproximate
RoomBond's International CasinoTimes Square, Manhattan · early 1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomBoy BarEast Village, Manhattan · 1980s–1990s
uncitedApproximate
RoomCameo GalleryWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2009–2014
uncitedApproximate
RoomClub 371Mott Haven, Bronx · late 1970s–1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomCorsoUpper East Side, Manhattan · late 1960s–1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomCrisco DiscoChelsea, Manhattan · late 1970s–1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomDeath by AudioWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2007–2014
uncitedApproximate
RoomDisco FeverHighbridge, Bronx · 1976–1986
uncitedApproximate
RoomEcstasy GarageMorrisania, Bronx · late 1970s–early 1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomEscuelitaHell's Kitchen, Manhattan · 1980s–2016
uncitedApproximate
RoomFive Spot CaféBowery, Manhattan · 1955–1967 (Cooper Square)
uncitedApproximate
RoomGG's Barnum RoomTimes Square, Manhattan · late 1970s–early 1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomGlasslands GalleryWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2006–2014
uncitedApproximate
RoomHarlem WorldHarlem, Manhattan · late 1970s–1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomHotel DiplomatMidtown, Manhattan · 1960s–1970s (as a ball venue)
uncitedApproximate
RoomImperial Lodge of ElksHarlem, Manhattan · mid-20th century (as a ball venue)
uncitedApproximate
RoomInfinityNoHo, Manhattan · 1975–1979
uncitedApproximate
RoomLe JardinMidtown, Manhattan · 1973–1976
uncitedApproximate
RoomLeviticusMidtown, Manhattan · late 1970s–1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomMarket HotelBushwick, Brooklyn · 2008–present (intermittent)
uncitedApproximate
RoomMembers OnlyBushwick, Brooklyn · 2010s (approximate)
uncitedApproximate
RoomNASAMidtown, Manhattan · 1992–1993
uncitedApproximate
RoomRubuladWilliamsburg / Bushwick, Brooklyn · 1990s–2010s (intermittent)
uncitedApproximate
RoomSally's HideawayTimes Square, Manhattan · late 1980s–1990s
uncitedApproximate
RoomSave the RobotsEast Village, Manhattan · 1983–1990s
uncitedApproximate
RoomSea ColonyWest Village, Manhattan · late 1950s–1960s
uncitedApproximate
RoomSecret Project RobotWilliamsburg / Bushwick, Brooklyn · 2000s–2010s (relocated)
uncitedApproximate
RoomSilent BarnBushwick, Brooklyn · 2012–2018 (Bushwick)
uncitedApproximate
RoomSlugs' SaloonEast Village, Manhattan · 1964–1972
uncitedApproximate
RoomT-ConnectionWilliamsbridge, Bronx · late 1970s–1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomThe AnvilMeatpacking District, Manhattan · 1974–1986
uncitedApproximate
RoomThe BankLower East Side, Manhattan · 1990s
uncitedApproximate
RoomThe CheetahMidtown, Manhattan · late 1960s–early 1970s
uncitedApproximate
RoomThe Devil's NestConcourse, Bronx · mid–late 1980s
uncitedApproximate
RoomThe DuchessWest Village, Manhattan · 1970s–1990s
uncitedApproximate
RoomThe GallerySoHo, Manhattan · 1973–1977
uncitedApproximate
RoomThe LoftNoHo, Manhattan · 1970–2016
Disputed
RoomThe WebMidtown, Manhattan · late 1980s–1990s
uncitedApproximate
RoomTier 3Tribeca, Manhattan · 1979–1980
uncitedApproximate
RoomUnion Square (the club)Union Square, Manhattan · mid–late 1980s
uncitedApproximate
Room(Le) Poisson RougeGreenwich Village, Manhattan · 2008–present
uncitedNeeds review
Room3 Dollar BillEast Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 2018–present
uncitedNeeds review
Room99 ScottEast Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 2016–present
uncitedNeeds review
FigureAnita Sarko1 room
uncited
FigureAnn Magnuson1 room
uncited
FigureAnya Phillips1 room
uncited
FigureAnya Sapozhnikova1 room
uncited
RoomAPTMeatpacking District, Manhattan · 2001–2009
uncitedNeeds review
FigureArata Isozaki1 room
uncited
RoomBaby's All RightWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2013–present
uncitedNeeds review
PartyBack to School Jam1 room
uncited
RoomBarracudaChelsea, Manhattan · 1995–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomBasementMaspeth, Queens · 2018–present
uncitedNeeds review
PartyBattle Hymn1 room
uncited
PartyBerliniamsburg1 room
uncited
FigureBette Midler1 room
uncited
FigureBillie Holiday2 rooms
uncited
RoomBlack FlamingoWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2017–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomBlue NoteGreenwich Village, Manhattan · 1981–present
uncitedNeeds review
PartyBody & Soul1 room
uncited
RoomBohemian Hall & Beer GardenAstoria, Queens · 1910–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomBossa Nova Civic ClubBushwick, Brooklyn · 2012–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomBrooklyn BowlWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2009–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomBrooklyn MirageEast Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 2017–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomBrooklyn SteelEast Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 2017–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomBrowniesEast Village, Manhattan · 1989–2002
uncitedNeeds review
FigureBruce Forest1 room
uncited
RoomC'mon EverybodyBedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn · 2014–present
uncitedNeeds review
FigureCab Calloway1 room
uncited
RoomCafé SocietyGreenwich Village, Manhattan · 1938–1950
uncitedNeeds review
RoomCentro-FlyFlatiron, Manhattan · 2000–2003
uncitedNeeds review
FigureChi Chi Valenti1 room
uncited
FigureChick Webb1 room
uncited
FigureChristopher Goode1 room
uncited
RoomCieloMeatpacking District, Manhattan · 2002–2015
uncitedNeeds review
FigureCindy Campbell1 room
uncited
RoomClub 57East Village, Manhattan · 1978–1983
uncitedNeeds review
RoomConey Island HighEast Village, Manhattan · 1996–1999
uncitedNeeds review
RoomCubbyholeWest Village, Manhattan · 1994–present
uncitedNeeds review
PartyDeep Space1 room
uncited
PartyDisco 20001 room
uncited
FigureDizzy Gillespie1 room
uncited
FigureDJ Kool Herc1 room
uncited
FigureDon Hill1 room
uncited
RoomDon Hill'sSoHo, Manhattan · 1993–2011
uncitedNeeds review
FigureDuke Ellington1 room
uncited
FigureEamon Harkin1 room
uncited
RoomElectric CircusEast Village, Manhattan · 1967–1971
uncitedNeeds review
RoomElsewhereBushwick, Brooklyn · 2017–present
uncitedNeeds review
FigureEric Goode1 room
uncited
RoomFillmore EastEast Village, Manhattan · 1968–1971
uncitedNeeds review
RoomFlamingoNoHo, Manhattan · 1974–1981
uncitedNeeds review
RoomFlash FactoryChelsea, Manhattan · 2016–2017
uncitedNeeds review
FigureFrancis Grasso1 room
uncited
RoomFunhouseChelsea, Manhattan · 1979–1985
uncitedNeeds review
RoomGinger's BarPark Slope, Brooklyn · 2000–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomGood RoomGreenpoint, Brooklyn · 2014–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomH0L0Ridgewood, Queens · 2016–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomHenrietta HudsonWest Village, Manhattan · 1991–present
uncitedNeeds review
FigureHilly Kristal1 room
uncited
RoomHouse of YesBushwick, Brooklyn · 2016–present (Bushwick)
uncitedNeeds review
FigureHoward Merritt1 room
uncited
RoomHurrahLincoln Square, Manhattan · 1976–1980
uncitedNeeds review
RoomIrving PlazaUnion Square, Manhattan · 1978–present (as a music venue)
uncitedNeeds review
PartyJackie 601 room
uncited
FigureJesse Malin1 room
uncited
FigureJim Burgess1 room
uncited
FigureJim Fouratt1 room
uncited
FigureJoaquin Joe Claussell1 room
uncited
FigureJohn 'Jellybean' Benitez2 rooms
uncited
FigureJohn Barclay1 room
uncited
FigureJohn Blair1 room
uncited
FigureJohn Digweed1 room
uncited
FigureJohnny Dynell1 room
uncited
RoomJupiter DiscoBushwick, Brooklyn · 2016–present
uncitedNeeds review
FigureJustin Carter1 room
uncited
FigureKae Burke1 room
uncited
FigureKenny Scharf1 room
uncited
RoomKnitting FactoryWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 1987–present (relocated)
uncitedNeeds review
RoomKnockdown CenterMaspeth, Queens · 2014–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomLatin QuarterMidtown, Manhattan · mid–late 1980s
uncitedNeeds review
RoomLe BainMeatpacking District, Manhattan · 2010–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomLenox LoungeHarlem, Manhattan · 1939–2012
uncitedNeeds review
RoomLuxxWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2000–2003
uncitedNeeds review
FigureMachito1 room
uncited
RoomMarqueeChelsea, Manhattan · 2003–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomMarsMeatpacking District, Manhattan · 1988–1992
uncitedNeeds review
RoomMercury LoungeLower East Side, Manhattan · 1993–present
uncitedNeeds review
FigureMichael Brody1 room
uncited
FigureMichael Falco1 room
uncited
FigureMichael Schmidt1 room
uncited
FigureMickey Ruskin1 room
uncited
RoomMineshaftMeatpacking District, Manhattan · 1976–1985
uncitedNeeds review
PartyMister Saturday Nightroving / no fixed address
uncited
RoomMood RingBushwick, Brooklyn · 2016–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomMotherMeatpacking District, Manhattan · 1996–2000
uncitedNeeds review
RoomMudd ClubTribeca, Manhattan · 1978–1983
uncitedNeeds review
RoomMusic Hall of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2007–present
uncitedNeeds review
FigureNell Campbell1 room
uncited
RoomNell'sChelsea, Manhattan · 1986–2004
uncitedNeeds review
FigureNicolas Matar1 room
uncited
RoomNowadaysRidgewood, Queens · 2015–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomOur Wicked LadyEast Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 2017–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomOutputWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2013–2018
uncitedNeeds review
RoomPacha NYCHell's Kitchen, Manhattan · 2005–2015
uncitedNeeds review
RoomPalladiumUnion Square, Manhattan · 1985–1997
uncitedNeeds review
RoomParagonBushwick, Brooklyn · 2022–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomPeppermint LoungeMidtown, Manhattan · 1958–1965; 1980s revival
uncitedNeeds review
FigurePeter Gatien2 rooms
uncited
FigurePhil Smith1 room
uncited
RoomPlant BarEast Village, Manhattan · 2000–2003
uncitedNeeds review
RoomPublic RecordsGowanus, Brooklyn · 2019–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomPyramid ClubEast Village, Manhattan · 1979–2022 (intermittent)
uncitedNeeds review
RoomRed ZoneMidtown, Manhattan · 1989–early 1990s
uncitedNeeds review
FigureRichie Kaczor1 room
uncited
FigureRobbie Leslie2 rooms
uncited
RoomRoseland BallroomMidtown, Manhattan · 1956–2014 (52nd St)
uncitedNeeds review
RoomRoxyChelsea, Manhattan · 1978–2007
uncitedNeeds review
FigureRoy Thode1 room
uncited
FigureRudolf Piper1 room
uncited
FigureRuPaul1 room
uncited
RoomS.O.B.'sHudson Square, Manhattan · 1982–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomSaint VitusGreenpoint, Brooklyn · 2011–present
uncitedNeeds review
FigureSasha1 room
uncited
PartySaturday Mass1 room
uncited
FigureSerge Becker1 room
uncited
FigureShane Davis1 room
uncited
FigureShawn Hausman1 room
uncited
RoomShea Stadium BKEast Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 2009–2017
uncitedNeeds review
PartyShelter1 room
uncited
RoomSmalls Jazz ClubWest Village, Manhattan · 1994–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomSmalls ParadiseHarlem, Manhattan · 1925–1986
uncitedNeeds review
RoomSound FactoryChelsea, Manhattan · 1989–1995 (original room)
uncitedNeeds review
RoomSound Factory BarFlatiron, Manhattan · early–mid 1990s
uncitedNeeds review
RoomSplashChelsea, Manhattan · 1991–2013
uncitedNeeds review
PartySqueezebox1 room
uncited
FigureSteve Mass1 room
uncited
RoomThe Beatrice InnWest Village, Manhattan · 2006–2009 (as a club)
uncitedNeeds review
RoomThe Bell HouseGowanus, Brooklyn · 2008–present
uncitedNeeds review
PartyThe Bunkerroving / no fixed address
uncited
RoomThe CockEast Village, Manhattan · 1998–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomThe Eagle NYCChelsea, Manhattan · 2000–present (current location)
uncitedNeeds review
PartyThe Loft1 room
uncited
RoomThe Lot RadioGreenpoint, Brooklyn · 2016–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomThe MonsterWest Village, Manhattan · 1981–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomThe Palladium BallroomMidtown, Manhattan · 1948–1966
uncitedNeeds review
RoomThe Sultan RoomBushwick, Brooklyn · 2019–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomThe Village GateGreenwich Village, Manhattan · 1958–1994
uncitedNeeds review
RoomThe WorldEast Village, Manhattan · 1985–early 1990s
uncitedNeeds review
FigureThelonious Monk1 room
uncited
FigureTim Sweeney1 room
uncited
FigureTito Puente1 room
uncited
FigureTodd P3 rooms
uncited
RoomTonicLower East Side, Manhattan · 1998–2007
uncitedNeeds review
RoomTrans-PecosRidgewood, Queens · 2014–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomTunnelChelsea, Manhattan · 1986–2001
uncitedNeeds review
RoomUnion PoolWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2000–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomVerbotenWilliamsburg, Brooklyn · 2013–2016
uncitedNeeds review
RoomVillage VanguardGreenwich Village, Manhattan · 1935–present
uncitedNeeds review
RoomVinylTribeca, Manhattan · late 1990s–2004
uncitedNeeds review
RoomWarsawGreenpoint, Brooklyn · 1990s–present (as a venue)
uncitedNeeds review
RoomWebster HallEast Village, Manhattan · 1886–present (many eras)
uncitedNeeds review
RoomWetlands PreserveTribeca, Manhattan · 1989–2001
uncitedNeeds review
PartyWigstockroving / no fixed address
uncited
RoomXenonMidtown, Manhattan · 1978–1984
uncitedNeeds review
RoomQueer Nightlife Community Center (QNCC)East New York, Brooklyn · 2025–present
Needs review
RoomApollo TheaterHarlem, Manhattan · 1934–present
uncitedVerified
RoomContinental BathsUpper West Side, Manhattan · 1968–1976
uncitedVerified
RoomJulius'West Village, Manhattan · bar since 1864; gay since 1950s–60s
uncitedVerified
RoomMax's Kansas CityGramercy, Manhattan · 1965–1981 (two runs)
uncitedVerified
RoomThe SaintEast Village, Manhattan · 1980–1988
uncitedVerified
RoomThe SanctuaryHell's Kitchen, Manhattan · 1969–1972
uncitedVerified