The Tavern was eventually demolished in the early 2000s.Ī former patron of Murphy's described it as, 'It was small. In 1967, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that so long as they were well-behaved, there could not be restrictions on homosexuals patronizing taverns. The bar also worked with other gay bars in New Brunswick and Asbury Park, New Jersey to challenge antigay regulations on bars and taverns. The Tavern is no longer present today, but it is an important and rich part to Newark's queer history. It was supposedly the only gay bar in Newark in the 1969s and 1970s.
For decades, Murphy's Tavern was a popular gay bar in Newark, NJ.
