Henrietta Hudson | New York, NY

10/26/21 • 20 min

Henrietta Hudson is a “queer human bar built by lesbians.” These are the stories of the humans that run Henrietta Hudson and call Henrietta Hudson a home.

Owner Lisa Cannistraci opened Henrietta Hudson in 1991 in the West Village, in the midst of her activism work with Act Up. Chef Evelyn Reyes joined the team this year, decades after running away to NYC from Puerto Rico as a teenager. Noelia discovered Henrietta Hudson in an AOL chat room and has been coming ever since.
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10/26/21 • 20 min

Cruising | A Queer Documentary Podcast - Henrietta Hudson | New York, NY

Transcript

SARAH: ON OUR LAST STOP, CRUISING VISITED CUBBYHOLE -- NEW YORK CITY’S WELL-NAMED HOLE-IN-THE-WALL LESBIAN BAR.

WE MET DEB, CUBBYHOLE’S LARGER-THAN-LIFE BARTENDER...

DEB: I went through life like--I call myself dopey. Like I was in line and I was just like, doo doo doo doo doo going through life.

SARAH: AND LEARNED ABOUT TANYA, A JEWISH GERMAN IMMIGRANT WHO ORIGINALLY OPENED CUBBY IN 1993.

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