3 Dollar Bill is a bar in East Williamsburg that is said to be the city's largest LGBTQ+ owned venue. The bar, which opened in 2018, takes its name from the phrase queer as a three dollar bill.[1] The building in which the bar is located is a series of red brick buildings had been the Otto Huber Brewery until the 1950s, rendering it large enough for parties and a community space, with the bar occupying 10000 sqft of space.[2][3][4]
The bar's owner, Brenda Breathnach, is a lesbian from Ireland. She also owned Phoenix, a gay bar in Manhattan's East Village.[5][6]
References
- 3 Dollar Bill Gay Community News, July 2019, retrieved 2024-05-31^
- Cahir O'Doherty. Meet the Kerry woman redefining the immigrant story for LGBTQ Irish in New York IrishCentral.com, 2019-06-17, retrieved 2024-05-31^
- Jess Rohan. At This Queer Venue, Check Your Notion of Gay Bars (and Your Cell Phone) at the Door Bedford + Bowery, 2018-09-25, retrieved 2024-05-31^
- Matthew Wexler. LGBTQ Nightlife in NYC Faces a Long Road Ahead EDGE Media Network, 2020-07-05, retrieved 2024-05-31^
- Brian Sloan. The Irish Charm Behind a Huge L.G.B.T. Club in Brooklyn The New York Times, 2019-03-27, retrieved 2024-05-31^
- Una Mullally. New York’s new Irish bars: ‘It just works, this timeless feeling of romance and hedonism’ The Irish Times, 2023-01-21, retrieved 2024-05-31^