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Escuelita

Coordinates: 40°45′20″N 73°59′30″W / 40.755612°N 73.991565°W / 40.755612; -73.991565
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Escuelita
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Restaurant information
Closed2016 (2016)[1]
Previous owner(s)Savyon Zabar
Street address301 West 39th Street
CityNew York
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10018
Coordinates40°45′20″N 73°59′30″W / 40.755612°N 73.991565°W / 40.755612; -73.991565

Escuelita (transl. "Little school") was a Latin LGBTQ nightclub in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.[1] It has been described as one of the first "LGBTQ salsa and Latin dance clubs" in the United States.[2] The bar was owned by Savyon Zabar.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Lee, Morgan (2016-03-03). "Escuelita, NYC Latin LGBT club and former home of MikeQ's Vogue Knights, closes". Fact Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. ^ "LGBTQ Performance in Salsa (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ "Owner Of NYC Gay Nightclub Found Strangled In His Bed". www.logotv.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.