vic777

Cherry Grove has a gay history from before the turn of the 20th century. Great mix of people. It’s about 90% gay, both residents and visitors. Older, younger, rich and not so rich, black, brown, white and everything else. Also a more welcoming and accepting place than it’s neighbor to the East, Fire Island Pines. If you are up for some fun, and maybe a little action in the unpatrolled forest between the two towns, then GO!. Season is usually only May 1 ish to Oct 15 ish, But there are sometimes exceptions.

One of the best beaches on Earth. About 30 communities but the most notorious (and beautiful) are the predominately gay communities of Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove.

I moved to 10th Street bet A & B in 1983. Loved it immediately, Bombed out buildings everywhere. Junkies, the mentally ill and other shady characters. But a great vitality and spirit among the lon-time residents as well as the newcomers. My favorite place was the Pyramid club which is still there and operating (albeit not at the artistic height of the 80s and 90s). I owned the Limbo Lounge, which was on 10th bet A & B and then later at 9th Street bet B & C.

I’ll add some more when I get a moment.

Go there!

I came to Hudson for the first time less than a year ago and instantly fell in love with it. The architecture is amazing, but the thing I loved the most was the people .I have lived in NYC for most of my life often in some very dicey neighborhoods. I used to really love it, but then Rudy Giuliani came along and turned it into Disneyland. When I first showed up in Hudson, I loved how cosmopolitan everyone was, but without the attitude.

Now ten months later I am here more than I am in NYC and buying a house here (It’s still some of the least expensive Real Estate this close to New York). I love that it is urban, I don’t really see myself out on a farm. I don’t own a car, but at two square miles, Hudson is completely walkable or bikeable. Now if there was only a decent grocery store in town. I guess one of the dozens of antique shops will have to close first. It’s great here, See for yourself.

Check out my web albums. Most of them are from Hudson and the surrounding area.
Go to:
http://picasaweb.google.com/victormen