Iconic New York City Splash Bar To Close

... Bartel opened Splash in 1991, quickly making it the go-to bar in Chelsea. But as gay life has migrated to the East Village and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods, Splash became know more for tourists than locals, cutting into the crowds who once flocked ...

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