The Cock

The Cock
	Entrance to The Cock, bearing the bar's logo
Address	93 Second Avenue
Location	East Village, Manhattan, New York, US
Coordinates	40°43′37.8″N 73°59′20.3″W / 40.727167°N 73.988972°W
Public transit	Astor Place station; Second Avenue station; ;
Owner	Allan Mannarelli
Type	Gay bar; dive bar;
Opened	1998

The Cock is a gay dive bar in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is noted for its exhibitionist atmosphere and popularity as a cruising destination. Opened in 1998, the venue has been described by them. magazine as "a rarified taste of old New York and the cruisy gay scene that existed [there] in the '80s and '90s".^[1] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it experienced frequent police raids under Mayor Rudy Giuliani's anti-nightlife crackdowns. The Cock has relocated twice, and its 2015 move along Second Avenue was met with opposition by nearby residents and Manhattan Community Board 3. Two other attempted moves, in 2014 and 2021, were blocked by the community board. Critics characterize the bar as "filthy", "seductive", and "alluring",^[2] noting that it is an unusual find in the United States and bears resemblance to European red-light district establishments.

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