Reflecting its borough, the scene is multiethnic and multigenerational, with bouncy 20-somethings ruling the dance floor, and patrons in their 30s and 40s lounging on chairs and banquettes up front. Tucked into the back of the long rectangular room is the club’s secret weapon: an intimate dance floor with a silvery D.J. This former hookah joint on a lively stretch of Broadway filled with neighborhood bars and restaurants has been given a sleek makeover with high, tufted banquettes and dark patterned wallpaper. “They feel like they’re going to be taken care of and treated with respect.” “We offer them a safe place to have fun,” said Michael Madrid, the bar’s manager. Opened earlier this year in the bustling neighborhood of Astoria, Elixir is owned and operated by two transgender women, Lidia Jimenez and Marilyn Sulay, who have created a place popular with that branch of the LGBT community, too. The diverse borough of Queens is now home to an equally diverse gay bar.
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