Flying High

My quest for the perfect BDSM party in NYC continues as last night I checked out "Suspension".

Suspension has been getting rave reviews from many folks I trust so I really went out of my way to get there. For a variety of reasons, Suspension is held once month on a Sunday night at China 1 at 50 Avenue B in Manhattan. The doors open at 10:30 and close at 4:00 AM, much to the chagrin to us working folk. I have heard the main reason for the party being held on Sunday is that the organizers are having trouble finding a venue large enough to accommodate the size of the crowd they are drawing and still keep the costs down. They charge a very reasonable admission charge of 5$ for women and 10$ for men in "creative attire".

China 1 is a gorgeous club, loaded with couches and lots of lovely dark nooks and crannies for people to get naughty in. It has two pretty decent size rooms but it does get crowded. There were several suspension frames set up and there was play going on. Several rope luminaries were in attendance and putting on a show just by doing what comes naturally to them. Watch and learn, rope loving grasshoppers... The environment is still not absolutely optimal for BDSM play, but definitely the best I have seen at this kind of party in NYC.

There was very good music playing and a cash bar. The crowd was very pretty; dressing up was very much a big part of this party. One friend of mine said it was a fashion show kind of party. I can see how it could be interpreted that way. For me, though, there was just enough BDSM going on to keep me happy. Not ecstatic like I get at a big event like Dark Odyssey, TESFest or Floating World, but definitely happy. So the search for the "perfect" party continues, but Suspension is definitely a step in the right direction.