URGENT! NY City shopping and clubbing tips needed!

Hecate

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I happen to travel to New York City for the next weekend (Thu eve - Sun), thus I urgently need shopping-, clubbing- and any other tips of the kinky kind anyone can come up with as I am not travelling alone but in perfect company for a ride on the kinky side so to speak!

Will be leaving in three days so hurry up guys - spill the secrets!

I count on you guys and girls!

Hecate
 
Awwww I am envious.

For the sake of 350 miles, we could do lunch, or whatever!

;)

Zipman may be able to help you

:)
 
This link is to the NYC Fetish Marathon, which is unfortunately (15th-18th), but it mentions many clubs, locations and local groups that you could explore.

http://www.fetishmarathon.com/

I've been to the club called Paddles - it was kind of a small space, but interesting and full of people actually playing, with a fair amount of larger equipment available. That's the extent of my NYC BDSM experience. Have fun! :)
 
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Thanks

We have "identified" Paddles so far, thanks for confirming!

Anyone in the area wanting to meet for lunch (a late one please or tea - even better *winks*) over that next weekend - let me know *s* I am sure we can figure something out !


A packing
Hecate
 
there's a ton of fun places
there's a toys in babeland and a whole buncha other sex shops... http://www.babeland.com/
if you take the path into newark there's a club called QXT's and it's sorta 80's goth retro music, but every friday night there's a dungeon. ( http://www.qxts-nj.com/ ) (that's actually where i realized i had the intrest in bsdm)
I wish i was home that weekend but i'm still at school... jsut google stuff...
THe village voice is a good place to see out things of any alternate lyfestyle.... http://www.villagevoice.com/nightguide/
 
Re: Thanks

Hecate said:
We have "identified" Paddles so far, thanks for confirming!

Anyone in the area wanting to meet for lunch (a late one please or tea - even better *winks*) over that next weekend - let me know *s* I am sure we can figure something out !


A packing
Hecate

Hecate, I will about 180 miles away from NYC in the wilds of Connectcut. I would love to get together for tea, coffee, drink. I am only 1 1/2 hours away on the train. Maybe Zipman would like to join us?
 
MissTaken said:
Awwww I am envious.

For the sake of 350 miles, we could do lunch, or whatever!

;)

Zipman may be able to help you

:)

Wanna hook up with Hecate?

I could meet up with you at the train station. What do you say?
 
I'd love to meet up!

Just for fairness reasons I should tell you that I will be mainly a Tourist, I need to do the Statue of Liberty cruise, the Empire State building and all that !! so probably you feel "cheated" for taking a LOOOOONG drive to NY for a couple of hours (so I better tell you straight away my schedule is tight as it is .... but DAMN, I'd love to meet you (yes, you and you and you *lol* - seriously! Eb, MissT and of course zip! and whoever else of the people I have grown to care for around here!)

.. therefore ....

Zipman - paging Zipman !
 
Re: I'd love to meet up!

Hecate said:
Just for fairness reasons I should tell you that I will be mainly a Tourist, I need to do the Statue of Liberty cruise, the Empire State building and all that !! so probably you feel "cheated" for taking a LOOOOONG drive to NY for a couple of hours (so I better tell you straight away my schedule is tight as it is .... but DAMN, I'd love to meet you (yes, you and you and you *lol* - seriously! Eb, MissT and of course zip! and whoever else of the people I have grown to care for around here!)

.. therefore ....

Zipman - paging Zipman !

Well of course, you should be a tourist. I never drive into the city if I can help it. And I have often taken the train for a day trip. It is very inexpensive, and with the nice weather, it would be very enjoyable. If we can talk Zip into joining us, it would really be fun cause I have not seen him since October, and miss him.

If you like, we can go to Toys and Babeland to shop.
 
I'll still be pm'able and mailable for another 36 hours

- so if we can organize anything in that short time - preferably for Sunday tea - I am all for it!

"getting all excited"
Hecate
 
Re: I'll still be pm'able and mailable for another 36 hours

Hecate said:
- so if we can organize anything in that short time - preferably for Sunday tea - I am all for it!

"getting all excited"
Hecate


Sunday is definitely doable.
 
curse this stupid school for putting me so far away form my city (i'm a new jersian, both parents were born in NYC and i frequent trips there)
 
Re: I'd love to meet up!

Hecate said:
Just for fairness reasons I should tell you that I will be mainly a Tourist, I need to do the Statue of Liberty cruise, the Empire State building and all that !! so probably you feel "cheated" for taking a LOOOOONG drive to NY for a couple of hours (so I better tell you straight away my schedule is tight as it is .... but DAMN, I'd love to meet you (yes, you and you and you *lol* - seriously! Eb, MissT and of course zip! and whoever else of the people I have grown to care for around here!)

.. therefore ....

Zipman - paging Zipman !

Hey Hecate! What time were you planning on having tea at? I had plans but am trying to rearrange.

I will post some places to go for toys and/or clubs by sometime tomorrow night.

I would love to meet you, MissT if she can and of course, see EB again!
 
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zipman7 said:
Hey Hecate! What time were you planning on having tea at? I had plans but am trying to rearrange.

I will post some places to go for toys and/or clubs by sometime tomorrow night.

I would love to meet you, MissT if she can and of course, see EB again!

I hope you can make it Zip!
 
On the way soon!

I'll give Ebony a call on Friday to arrange for exact time and place (and rely on her internet and communication skills as I am not sure what my own access will be like)

In any case I was thinking about early afternoon Sunday - is that precise enough?

I'll check back with my travel companion tomorrow night and shall pop back in here to give you a more precise time from his place then - hope that is still on time for your plans! And of course look forward to seeing your suggestions for some more shopping and "outing" entertainment... how come a weekend seems already too short before it has even started!

In any case - hope to see you this weekend (now, does that sound cool or what? ;) )

Hecate
 
Re: On the way soon!

Hecate said:
I'll give Ebony a call on Friday to arrange for exact time and place (and rely on her internet and communication skills as I am not sure what my own access will be like)

In any case I was thinking about early afternoon Sunday - is that precise enough?

I'll check back with my travel companion tomorrow night and shall pop back in here to give you a more precise time from his place then - hope that is still on time for your plans! And of course look forward to seeing your suggestions for some more shopping and "outing" entertainment... how come a weekend seems already too short before it has even started!

In any case - hope to see you this weekend (now, does that sound cool or what? ;) )

Hecate



Early afternoon on Sunday is fine. I am definitely coming in on the train.
 
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Ebonyfire said:
Early afternoon on Sunday is fine. I am definitely coming in on the train.

It looks good for me to join EB! I'll be in touch!
 
Venue to be confirmed

We'll probably be working out our itinary tomorrow evening, but may need to get a full map - rather than my basic one - before we can pick a suitable venue.

The only three definites (though we haven't worked out the order yet) are the Empire State, Statue of Liberty and Bloomingdales - is Toys in Babeland anywhere near any of those? (Well, not on the island, obviously!)

Ben
 
Can't Help but to say

Hi Hecate:

Can't help but to remind you not to miss Saint Mark. A lot of neat little shops around that neighborhood, very umm...I guess I can say "interesting-looking" people around...and to top it all off; I don't know if you care; but VERY good food around there. Drop by, you'll love it!

:rose:~His Flower~:rose:
 
It looks like I will be seeing a film at noon with a friend at the Tribeca Film festival on Sunday. So three pm seems perfect for a meet.
 
Re: Venue to be confirmed

UKBen said:
We'll probably be working out our itinary tomorrow evening, but may need to get a full map - rather than my basic one - before we can pick a suitable venue.

The only three definites (though we haven't worked out the order yet) are the Empire State, Statue of Liberty and Bloomingdales - is Toys in Babeland anywhere near any of those? (Well, not on the island, obviously!)

Ben

If you are staying in Manhattan near Times Square, there is a visitor's center next to the theatre that has Aida.

There you can grab all the free maps of everywhere you can stand.

I always refresh my maps there. I also get a fun pass for $4.00 that allows you unlimited subway and bus rides for 24 hours. They also have one for more time too.

I have been to Toys in Babeland, and it is not in the same place as the things you mentioned. But it is not a bad walk if the weather is good, and it is a short downtown bus ride (especially with a Fun Pass).
 
Soho looks to be the venue

Ok, worked out a rough itinary, and it looks like we'll be in Soho on Sunday afternoon - I guess there may be some, uh, interesting shops there?

We're doing the Statue of Liberty in the morning - any idea how long we should allow for that, including ferry trips?

Where would be a good place to meet in Soho?

Ben & Hecate
 
A very close friend of mine who lives in Chelsea does "tours" of the local sex shops when out-of-town visitors come by... lots of good stuff in Chelsea.
  • DV8 and Purple Passion recently combined into one store at 211 West 20th (between 7th and 8th Aves). Phone (212) 807-0486. DV8 is the more fetishy side of things, but I've made a few purchases at Purple Passion too (including a gorgeous corset!). Hours are listed on their website.
  • DeMask is at 135 West 22nd and their phone number is (212) 352-2850. See their website for hours and a map. This is the NYC branch of the European fetish house.
  • The Noose, at 261 West 19th, does mostly leather work (for men and women). They also have some latex stuff and some toys. Their phone number is (212) 807-1789. One of the collars I wear was purchased for me here.
That's all that comes to mind off the top of my head. There is also plenty to be had if you wander around the Village, and lots of whore-clothes stores are on 8th Street. You might want to check out the shopping pages of NYCfetish.com - or for that matter just go look at NYCfetish.com itself! (Yes, it's very out of date.)

Oh! FWIW, Toys in Babeland's NYC store is kind of small (at least it was the last time I was there), but it's worth the visit. The easiest way to get there is taking the F, J, M, or Z out to the Delancey Street station. Their phone number is (212) 375-1701.
 
Etoile said:
A very close friend of mine who lives in Chelsea does "tours" of the local sex shops when out-of-town visitors come by... lots of good stuff in Chelsea.
  • DV8 and Purple Passion recently combined into one store at 211 West 20th (between 7th and 8th Aves). Phone (212) 807-0486. DV8 is the more fetishy side of things, but I've made a few purchases at Purple Passion too (including a gorgeous corset!). Hours are listed on their website.
  • DeMask is at 135 West 22nd and their phone number is (212) 352-2850. See their website for hours and a map. This is the NYC branch of the European fetish house.
  • The Noose, at 261 West 19th, does mostly leather work (for men and women). They also have some latex stuff and some toys. Their phone number is (212) 807-1789. One of the collars I wear was purchased for me here.
That's all that comes to mind off the top of my head. There is also plenty to be had if you wander around the Village, and lots of whore-clothes stores are on 8th Street. You might want to check out the shopping pages of NYCfetish.com - or for that matter just go look at NYCfetish.com itself! (Yes, it's very out of date.)

Oh! FWIW, Toys in Babeland's NYC store is kind of small (at least it was the last time I was there), but it's worth the visit. The easiest way to get there is taking the F, J, M, or Z out to the Delancey Street station. Their phone number is (212) 375-1701.

Thanks for getting this info together for Hecate and Ben> I will print it out, so that it will be available for them.

I have been to DeMask, and it is one awesome store. It you love leather and latex, it is the place to be.

They even have latex stockings!
 
Re: Soho looks to be the venue

UKBen said:
Ok, worked out a rough itinary, and it looks like we'll be in Soho on Sunday afternoon - I guess there may be some, uh, interesting shops there?

We're doing the Statue of Liberty in the morning - any idea how long we should allow for that, including ferry trips?

Where would be a good place to meet in Soho?

Ben & Hecate

Maybe Zip or someone else knows as I have never been to the Statue of Liberty. I should think 2 or three hours should do it.
 
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