NYC Swingers' Clubs
"Swinging" is as old a sexual tradition as coupledom, but that doesn't mean contemporary clubs that host it are any less secretive about the practice. All across NYC there are members-only lofts and venues holding swingers parties, typically accessed via a pre-approved password, complete with all the amenities a swinging couple or single person needs. Typically they're BYOB (liquor licenses can be difficult to procure), and most charge couples a sizeable fee while letting in single women for free and denying stags entrance unless they're accompanied by a woman. After the jump, some of the city's most prominent swinger soirees.
Intimate Encounters takes place at a loft near Times Square whose location is only released to members. A lounge area, changing rooms, massage tables and several beds are in this 1,500 square foot space. The space caters to coupes, single females, and a few single males. It's BYOB, but there's a bartender on hand to help patrons concoct cocktails. Costs are $50 for couples, free for single females, and $150 for single males. (The model on the website's homepage looks a lot like Shannon Elizabeth of American Pie fame, for what it's worth.)
New York's self-proclaimed "cleanest dirty place" is Brooklyn's Casbar (117 25th Street). The 5,000-square-foot space offers BYOB bar service. Its rooms include amenities such as glory holes, spanking benches, and sex swings. Friday brings Women Who Love Cock Nights, while Saturday is Naughty Games Nights. And get ready for April 12: Poke-Her night.
One Leg Up, a well-known sex party run in NYC lofts and hotel suites, has gotten attention from places like the NY Post and Details in its decade of existence. One Leg Up throws two parties -- Eat-In and Take-Out. Eat-Ins cost member couples $350, while single women are charged $50. At Take-Out parties, couples are charged $65, and single women, $10. There is no screening for this parties, and there "is no live playing... [but] getting sexy, topless and lots of tongue action" is encouraged. Locations and passwords for entry are revealed a few days before events.
Voyeur Events is one of the more upscale of these swingers' gatherings, with parties happening once a month (they've also got their very own MySpace). Entrance is a bit more pricey for couples--$150 for returning couples; $175 for new couples. Women are free, but no single men are allowed. At their next event, "All Tied-Up" on April 12th, they'll introduce Shabari--Japanese rope bondage. Bar staff and mixers are on hand but booze, as always, is BYO... as are toys. Only members are allowed entrance; in order to become a member you have to send two photos of yourself and/or your partner, and pass a phone interview.
