where is everyone
 

I have been gone for a while, but people used to use this board. I learned a lot about the city here. What happened?

Like anything, the number of people here ebbs and flows.

I can't say for sure, but it seems to me that a lot of meeting/chat boards slacked off after all the publicity about the Craig's List Killer. Plus, it has been summer, and a lot of the guys have been out cruising the bushes, literally. It will pick up steam as cold weather forces some of them to change their pattern, although I have found nothing warms you up like kneeling in two feet of snow sucking a hot trucker in the rest area.

NYC and LI have literally dried up and don't know the reason why. All chat rooms/forums/etc here, and on other sites, are dead in this area and no it will not pick up during the winter. This has been ongoing for a couple of years now.

I can only imagine that everyone found the man of their dreams and partnered off.

Maybe New Yorkers are once again leading the way? Where? Back to the real world. Of course I love the Internet world and it earns me my living, but I also like being in a place with real people conversing and cruising with each other. I certainly know one major aspect of 'Cruising for Sex' that has not dried up in New York City: our sex listings. They grow and change constantly. Perhaps that is affirmation of this move back to the real world?

I'd love to post but is anyone out here looking?

Yes, please post. I would LIRR into Queens for that nice cock.

New Yorker's are an odd bunch. They lurk in all the major gay chatrooms on other sites but never say anything. One has to assume they are all in a hot private message but you never know. It's quirk unique to the NYC metro area. Other areas in the US have active conversations going in chatrooms and message boards but in the NYC metro area one will see the viewed count going up without any responses.

We are all too busy, but if one took the time to view a message then a reply wouldn't hurt the daily schedule much.

I'm finding that there aren't as many cruising spots as there use to be, here in NYC. Most other websites have dominated the whole 'game.' Also, when this site use to have the most up-to-date info on the best areas to 'throw down,' it seems to be pretty outdated for the NYC region, so folks will look at the more popular of websites, like adam4adam or ManHunt.

Our NYC sex listings are very, very active, changing several times a week. Certainly we would welcome submissions from you, too, 'RicanOneLove'. Perhaps you're a frequent participant so we can make sure our listings are accurate?

The problem with a lot of the other sites is that they are just a place to arrange a suck/fuck session. The guys are there and gone in a couple of days. I assume a lot are fed up with the false fronts and low quality of respondents. The reason I feel CFS fills my needs better is the cruising info on various cities. Also, it allows me to keep up on changes in the ABS scene, sadly mostly who's closing or having to restrict activities because of local puritans. Of course, it also serves as an outlet for my creative side in the dirty stories and news articles I post.

As with everything, there are cycles. One novel explanation sent to me by one writer was he was being very discreet because there had been so many layoffs at his company and he did not want to give them "a reason" to want him gone. I wonder if others out there are going back in the closet in these uncertain employment times. If you want to respond to me in private, check my profile for contact info, and drop me a line. I won't blow your cover, You, maybe; your cover, never.

Disclaimer: No, I do not work for CFS. Heck, I don't even always agree with Keith. I just have my own opinions, and like to express them.

where is there a web site for cruising areas in long island, nassau suffolk, queens

You're on the website that lists cruisy areas in your area and, for that matter, around the world.

http://listings.cruisingforsex.com/cfs/index.php

Do any of the bars in New York City have underwear nights? I thought the Eagle or Cock might, but didn't see that on their websites.

Underwear night?
 

That sounds like a lot of fun, or at least the start for a lot of fun. Love to hear from someone who has been to one, and how it went.

When you're in New York pick up a copy of the local weekly gay publication. There had been 2 of them (HX and Next), but I think one of them may have gone under. That is where bars advertise about special party nights.

Both HX and Next may have gone under
 

I just tried to pull up their respective websites and got a BS pop up for both.

When in NYC take the #1 subway downtown to Christopher Street. Visit any (or all) of the bars on Christopher Street on either side of 7th Avenue. Whatever local gay magazines that are left should be readily available to the patrons. Once you secure a copy the underwear parties will be published within.

Splash Bar (now called SBNY) used to have underwear nights. Don't know if the still do but the entertainers usually wear underwear and get wet under the bar shower. The bar in basement usually features bartenders in only underwear or jocks.

SBNY is on 17th Street between 6th and 5th Avenues. Take the #1 subway downtown to 18th Street and walk for a bit. If unfamiliar with Manhattan, look for a slight uphill grade in the streets which indicates you are going east towards the East River. That's where SBNY will be found. A downhill grade indicates your are going west towards the Hudson River.

This applies to the Christopher Street area as well.

Still no luck in finding what you seek? Walk back towards 7th Avenue, hang a right and walk uptown into Chelsea. Chelsea begins about 18th Streets and ends about 28th Streets. Numerous gay bars can be found in that area.

Or, ask a downtown local on Christopher Street or in Chelsea. They are predominately gay areas.