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Guest post by Kameno -O.

NYFurs hosted the first ever Phoenix Bark at the Phoenix Bar

NYC’s furry community continues to grow this year as it hosted its first ever Phoenix Bark event on August 16th.

Hosted by NYFurs, the event was made with the goal to bring furry culture and community in New York City, a city that, compared to other parts of the United States, hasn’t had an established furry scene until this year. To cater to the growing community, Phoenix Bark marketed itself on NYFurs website by claiming “Phoenix Bark isn’t just a bar night, it’s New York City’s furry takeover.”

Phoenix Bark was different from usual furry events hosted in New York City, as this event took place in Phoenix Bar in Manhattan’s East Village, known for its LGBTQ nightlife. Other events they have held such as NYCFurwalks or Round1 furs were for all ages and took place earlier, but Phoenix Bark was a 21+ event that took place late into the evening.

For many in New York City’s furry community, this was a different experience from what they are used to. This rang true for NYFurs’ founder Gamboiuwu, who was in charge of coordinating the event with the bar.

The idea was brought to Gam thanks to a mutual contact, Kahze, who had strong ties with the East Village bar. From there, Gam saw an opportunity to support communities that don’t always get the spotlight. This gave Gam and his staff the boost needed to start coordinating Phoenix Bark.

“The NYFurs team stepped up,” said the NYFurs owner, “Flax, our Arts & Media Director, collaborated with grahmnic and Zorrito to create posters that spread across both the internet and the bar. My partner, Hex.Fuzzy, worked with the owners to create their furry-themed drinks. Meanwhile, the Events Team, with members like Vinegar and Jackary, worked hard to promote the event and make sure people knew this community existed in New York.”

On the night of, Phoenix Bark had reached their registration limit of 120 people early, with little dropouts as the event got closer. The event had around 152 people in attendance during the night, including staff and other acquaintances of Gam. Phoenix Bar hosted the group’s event from 10pm to 2am, providing board games, darts, pool, and an outdoor section for bargoers to gather and socialize throughout the night. The bar was packed with furries dancing and socializing, some with their fursuit heads and accessories on. Alongside the drinks and games, live music was played by DJ Mixed Mutt, his first time playing live in New York City.

DJ Mixed Mutt has been an active DJ for two years, and has recently played at other furry events such as Furpocalypse and LIFurs’ BBQ meet. For Mixed Mutt’s first time in New York it was nervewracking, as this was also his longest set he’s ever played. Despite this, his nervousness quickly faded away as the night went on.

As a DJ, Mixed Mutt wanted to mix as many genres for the event and incorporated genres like house, pop, DNB, hardcore, and even speedcore. He was complimented by the bartender who stated “I think you’re the first DJ I ever heard play Hardstyle in a gay bar.”

“What was supposed to be a two hour set ended up going for roughly three and a half hours,” remarked the DJ, “When I ran out of songs I had planned out, I just kept going, figuring out stuff on the fly. It was insane, I would watch people stop conversations and just start dancing and groove, and for me as a DJ, that’s the biggest compliment I can get.”

Mixed Mutt looks back at Phoenix Bar as an accomplishment in his career as a DJ. Not only was this event his first time playing for more than one hour, but his first time playing in New York City. Mutt hopes that more opportunities will come for him to perform in New York City, including for Phoenix Bar.

“I’ll remember Phoenix Bar as a memorable, incredible experience for me. I feel like it was once again another milestone for me, the fact that it was in NYC (a place I always wanted to play in and never thought I would), it was my first time playing for more than an hour, and just the overall joy I got out of it. I would do it again in a heartbeat.”

Reflecting on the night, Gam had the same sentiment of accomplishment and pride at the event, as he felt like he was surrounded by friends. Gam was also surprised that an event like Phoenix Bark was hosted in New York City, after highlighting the furry scene being relatively new in New York. “I told myself to focus only on what was happening in the room and enjoy it with everyone else—and it worked,” stated Gam, “I’m not trying to be cheesy, but I really couldn’t stop smiling all night. It just felt like one big celebration with friends.”

NYFurs rode off the success of the event by hinting towards another Phoenix Bark event in October, alongside Fuwa Furry Fest which is expected to take place September 27th in Japan Village.

– Kameno -O

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Original post written by Ahmar Wolf

Slot machine × Worldwide cuisine × Finest beverages × Furry waiters — all happening at Lihpao Racing Theme Hotel, T11!
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Seriously one of my biggest issues when I was at Furry Migration last year was where are the restaurants?!!! To be honest I really could only find a handful. I ate a lot of chicken salad during the con.

But this list is something I really which I had, and personally give a huge thanks to Furry Migration for it’s creation

Are you coming to join the Gala festivities, but new to the area? You’re in luck – we’ve curated a guide full of the choicest establishments to catch a bite to eat and admire the city. To explore the local offerings and prepare: https://furrymigration.org/local-guides/

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I find screaming goats, at the very least, disconcerting. Although such goats are not actually screaming but bleating or calling, their vocalizations are loud, and can sound eerily like a human in extreme duress, say being tortured.– -Why, you might ask, do some goats make these verbalizations? It could be a sign of hunger, distress, or simply an attention-getting device. It sure would get my attention and displeasure, pronto…

In a recent Allstate commercial Check First Neighbors, a couple is celebrating their first night in a new house. They hear a muffled shriek in the background. Looking out the window, they find goats clamoring all over their neighbor’s yard! Then the goats become invasive…one even loudly screams at the new occupants from within their house! Why is the goat shrieking?- -Possibly he wants fed, or more grain in his diet; the scream is certainly an attention-getting device. Goats farmers have noted that the goats sometimes will keep up this behavior for half to three-quarters of an hour before giving up…

You see, our new homeowners had neglected to check out the neighbors before buying the property, and you really should do that. Allstate can then save you hundreds on your homeowners insurance…

About the only thing I can think of that might be worse than living next door to a herd of screaming goats would be residing next to a family of howler monkeys…

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Mark your calendars!!

The next Furality Online Xperience will be held in VRChat, June 4th – 7th, 2026!

Watch our socials as we reveal more in the months to come!

Twitter: https://x.com/furality
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/furality.org
Discord: discord.gg/furality

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Delaware Furbowl 93: Pet Rocks

• Saturday, September 13, 2025
• 7:00 PM  10:00 PM

The Delaware Furbowl is a bowling event hosted multiple times a year by us here at TFS. It is one of the largest furry bowling events in the world and sometimes draws over 200 attendees! 3 hours of unlimited bowling, fursuit lounge, custom badge each event, what are you waiting for?

Click here for more information on the Delaware Furbowl.

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