3 Dollar Bill

Restaurant in New York, United States
40°42′30″N 73°56′17″W / 40.708471°N 73.938175°W / 40.708471; -73.938175

3 Dollar Bill is a bar in East Williamsburg that is said to be the city's largest LGBTQ+ owned venue. The bar, which opened in 2018, takes its name from the phrase queer as a three dollar bill.[1] The building in which the bar is located is a series of red brick buildings had been the Otto Huber Brewery until the 1950s rendering it large enough for parties and a community space with the bar occupying 10,000 square feet of space.[2][3][4][5]

The bar's owner, Brenda Breathnach, is a lesbian from Ireland. She also owned Phoenix, a gay bar in Manhattan's East Village.[3][6]

References

  • LGBT portal
  • flagNew York City portal
  1. ^ "3 Dollar Bill". Gay Community News. No. 355. July 2019. p. 40. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  2. ^ O'Doherty, Cahir (2019-06-17). "Meet the Kerry woman redefining the immigrant story for LGBTQ Irish in New York". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  3. ^ a b Sloan, Brian (2019-03-27). "The Irish Charm Behind a Huge L.G.B.T. Club in Brooklyn". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ^ Rohan, Jess (2018-09-25). "At This Queer Venue, Check Your Notion of Gay Bars (and Your Cell Phone) at the Door". Bedford + Bowery. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  5. ^ Wexler, Matthew (2020-07-05). "LGBTQ Nightlife in NYC Faces a Long Road Ahead". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  6. ^ Mullally, Una (2023-01-21). "New York's new Irish bars: 'It just works, this timeless feeling of romance and hedonism'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2024-05-31.