Gym Sportsbar

More football than cross country

The men at GYM are a little more football than cross country if you catch my drift. If you're into the burly type, this place is for you. Hot beefcakes everywhere...woof.

Friendly crowd if you are with friends, not so if you are in your own

It seems like a nice bar. Relaxed with good music. It's a real buzz when you walk in (I did on Saturday night) but after an hour I realised guys there were all catching up with each other. Not a lot of cruising going on.

Not a genuine sports bar. Not at all.

I'll give Gym props for showing the Rangers game on my last visit there. I wanted to see hockey in a gay sports bar and Boxers wasn't showing it at all. That being said...I wish sports bars would have the audio on when local teams are playing. And why the heck is the smoking porch outside used so much? Ick! Tobacco and sports haven't been compatible for decades. The pool table seemed to be in the way of my view of the large screen, too. But the screens were showing what I wanted to see, at least, and happy hour drink prices were nice. I do prefer it to Boxers, but New York still needs a real gay sports bar.

Sport Lite

If a gay dorm room for a guy wanting to be sporty for straight friends in a Pac-10 school could be turned into a bar, well here it is. Couch, pool exposed brick, flat panel TVs... All it missed were the WII setups and beer tubes. Otherwise, utterly conventional video bar with video bar attention problems. Efficient if humorless bartenders, adequate selection of drinks. Since nobody seemed to be actually watching the world cup (Japan vs the Netherlands night I was there) the video hypnosis problem wasn't so bad. I found it amusing that no fewer than 18 men were wearing plaid long baggy shorts and grey teeshirts. I hadn't seen such an unsexy bar uniform since, well, college. Conservative, conventional, clearly neighborhood bar that really only has location going for it.

Terrific place

Updating my review, which is still a rave. Alerting anyone who gets it on over the World Cup to head for Gym on the weekend. Great spot to watch the matches, to say nothing of the gorgeous men in shorts running up and down the field. Not sure why the carping about GYM. As a sports fan, I love watching the Yankees or the Jets among kindred spirits. Convivial atmosphere, gracious bartenders, cold beer. I've been to GYM three times in the past six weeks, and have enjoyed myself immensely each time. Regret not having had a camera to snag some of the spirit of the place. Next time will bring a camera and, with permission, try and get some pix. If you're a sports fan, please check it out for yourself.