Gay map for New York, NY

New York, New York · 40.7128, -74.0060 · updated 2026-10-15

8hues is a map-based social community for adult (18+) gay men. In New York that means a map of who is around right now — message them, host something where you are, or start a video room. Free to use, and no card is needed to join.

New York on the map

The map opens centred on New York at 40.7128, -74.0060. The nearest other city with a page here is Trenton, 52 miles away — travel mode moves the map there and costs nothing, so neither one is out of reach from the other.

The other city in New York with a page here: Albany.

20 public places in and around New York are listed further down — 3 bars, 3 gardens, 3 parks, 3 pubs, 3 viewpoints, 2 cafés, 2 community centres and an LGBTQ+ venue. Among them Stonewall Inn, Barcade and Battle Hill. They come from OpenStreetMap, and each one opens the map centred on it.

Your location stays yours

Nobody is shown where you actually are — you appear at a fixed random point inside a circle you size yourself, 250 feet to 13 miles wide. You can browse invisibly and block anyone. Full detail in the privacy policy.

What it costs

Nothing to join, and no card is needed. The map, the messages and changing your location are free and unlimited. 8hues Plus is the optional paid tier.

Public places around New York

• Stonewall Inn — LGBTQ+ venue
• Romanian Cultural Center — community centre
• South Street Seaport Historic District — park
• Central Garden — garden
• Battle Hill — viewpoint
• Craft + Carry — bar
• Whiskey Tavern — pub
• Mocha Hookah — café
• Sixth Street Community Center — community centre
• Pumphouse Park — park
• Intelligence Garden — garden
• The Overlook — viewpoint
• Washington Commons — bar
• Battle Hill Tavern — pub
• Blank Street Coffee — café
• Chatham Square — park
• Temperate Territory — garden
• Pier 32 — viewpoint
• Barcade — bar
• Swift Hibernian Lounge — pub

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

Nearby cities

• Trenton, NJ — 52 mi
• Philadelphia, PA — 81 mi
• Hartford, CT — 100 mi
• Dover, DE — 134 mi
• Albany, NY — 135 mi
• Harrisburg, PA — 154 mi

Getting started in New York

• Open the New York map and allow location, or drop yourself on it by hand.
• Set your privacy radius before anything else — it's in the menu.
• Read the safety guidance. Members are not identity-verified.