4west Lounge

4West Lounge is Harlem’s premier LGBTQ+ bar lounge where “you can be YOU and FREE”. We pride ourselves with hosting diverse, curated events for guests to connect, grow, and be entertained. During the height of the pandemic Troy Berry and Brian Clark wanted to create a black-owned LGBTQ+ bar/lounge and started the 4West concept in their apartment with no experience, but plentiful passion and enthusiasm. It proved to be a hit and in 2021 they opened their first commercial location on 127th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, followed by a second location, Next by 4West, in 2022. Both 4West Lounge and Next by 4West are homes for everyone - from our creatives to our corporate managers to our stay-at-home entrepreneurs - where they can come together and have their social and entertainment needs met in an environment that is welcoming to all regardless of skin color or orientation. Our VISION is to become a lifestyle brand that seeks to provide a stylish and entertaining sense of community and belonging. A concept that celebrates the common values we all share and embraces the differences that make each of us special. A vision that chooses to focus on what brings us together, rather than on what divides us. Our VALUES include Acceptance, Tolerance, Love, Respect, Gratitude, Creativity, and of course Grooviness. Our MISSION is to cement 4West’s position as the leading black owned LGBTQ+ destination in NYC, and expand into other underserved gay communities, by creating an inclusive lifestyle brand that focuses on celebrating what unites us as a community. Very interested in talking with influencers, artists, investors, corporations, government agencies, and not for profits who wish to access the growing LGBTQ+ market, support black entrepreneurs, and who share our vision of an inclusive lifestyle brand that focuses on celebrating both what unites us and our differences.