The Toolbox

TheToolBox is a neighborhood gay bar friendly to all. Located on the Upper East Side (UES) of Manha Top 10 reasons to “Like” us

1. No cover charge ever.
2.

Gay owned and operated.
3. Unbeatable DAILY HAPPY HOUR’s pours and prices.
4. Friendly staff and customers that are celebrities in their own right.
5. Sponsors good causes that community softball teams, marathon runners, and walkers support.
6. We support not only our GLBTQ community, but the community surrounding us.
7. Our Monday Night Bingo has benefited charities - GMHC, Ali Forney, ASPCA, The

Years After ‘Coming Out’ to the UES, The Toolbox Builds Chosen Family - Upper East Site.pdf 06/30/2024

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Years After ‘Coming Out’ to the UES, The Toolbox Builds Chosen Family 06/30/2024

Hello ALL. A local paper wrote about our bar. We could not have done it without our staff team, our customers, and Miloj Loja & Artem.

Years After ‘Coming Out’ to the UES, The Toolbox Builds Chosen Family After decades in business and three years proudly visible to the neighborhood, a beloved UES gay bar continues to forge strong ties.

11/20/2022

Colorado, we are with you!

10/25/2022

Celebrate Halloween Weeknd !

10/25/2022

Celebrate Halloween Weekend !

10/25/2022

Don’t Miss The Rocky Horror Toolbox Show Live this Saturday @8:30pm!

Photos from The Toolbox's post 10/19/2022

Come to celebrate ’s birthday at tonight! Trivia and bachelor games starting at 10 pm

10/12/2022

Fall at

10/04/2022

Come for a drink at ! Happy Hour every day till 9pm!

09/29/2022

Catch these hotties every Wednesday for trivia and a special bachelor guest!!

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09/11/2022

Sexy bartenders Tylan and Griffin serving tonight you tonight

09/11/2022

Wow!!! It’s Saturday again! Hang out with your queen

09/03/2022

Friday Night with your host

08/14/2022

Saturday Night at

08/14/2022

Saturday Night at

08/11/2022

’s Cromatica Ball Tour

08/07/2022

Come for a quickie with , stay for a while!

08/02/2022

Come for karaoke night !

07/02/2022

Spend your Saturday night at the Toopbox bar with your host . Music by

06/30/2022

Listen to your favorite throwback music! Every Thursday starting 9 PM!

06/26/2022

Try our new Pride cocktail at

06/13/2022

Bingo Nights at the Toolbox Bar with and . Trivia Games, Free Shots, Drag Performances. Every Monday at 9PM

06/12/2022

Remembering the 49 victims of the Orlando massacre.

06/02/2022

Happy Pride Month the Toolbox Angels

05/25/2022

Come to Celebrate Memorial Day weekend with us! Wear a wig and get a free shot!

05/20/2022

Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race *ALL STARS* every Friday at 8pm
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Our Story

Top 10 reasons to “Like” us

1. No cover charge ever.
2. Gay owned and operated.
3. Unbeatable DAILY HAPPY HOUR’s pours and prices.
4. Friendly staff and customers that are celebrities in their own right.
5. Sponsors good causes that community softball teams, marathon runners, and walkers support.
6. We support not only our GLBTQ community, but the community surrounding us.
7. Our Monday Night Bingo has benefited charities - GMHC, Ali Forney, ASPCA, The Trevor Project, Gods Love We Deliver, Pancreatic Cancer, Autism, and many others.
8. For November 2012 – May 2013 bingo benefits The National Kidney Association. June 2013 - December 2013 will go to BreastCancer.Org.
9. Only gay bar on the Upper East Side of New York.
10. Welcoming to ALL.

If you want to add to this list, let us know.

We may be a small bar, like a toolbox, but we certainly think out of the box.

What is the Toolbox's story? The Toolbox has been around for about 25 years and, since we the new owners took over in 2010, the Toolbox has evolved into something NYC can be proud of.

The Toolbox could never be defined. Is it a bar? Is it a club? Is it a toilet or just simply a dump? These are actual words from patrons, if you read our reviews on the Internet. Many out-of-towners try to put us in some kind of a "box", but they’ll never succeed. One reviewer stated that we're basically a poor excuse for a dance bar. Another even thought we were trying to be a club.

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1742 2nd Avenue
New York, NY
10128

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 2am
Tuesday 4pm - 2am
Wednesday 4pm - 2am
Thursday 4pm - 4am
Friday 4pm - 4am
Saturday 2pm - 4am
Sunday 2pm - 2am

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