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Flamingo East (New York LGBTQ Bar and Restaurant/80's to 2000's) Size:XL BRB was the kind ofFlamingo East New York, NY (late 1980s2000) Flamingo East was one of those very New York places that blurred the linesrestaurant, bar, and something more once the night took over. Opened in the late 80s on Second Avenue, it built a reputation as a downtown hangout where the real action happened upstairs: a low key dance floor tucked inside what technically wasnt supposed to be a club. The space itself felt like a set piecemoody lighting, checkerboard