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Sin city strip club9/25/2023 ![]() She recalled the time rapper Flo Rida patronized the club and spent thousands of dollars. Mott Haven resident Rhaiza Padilla, 27, a former employee, said that some of the clientele the club brings in have cash to burn, which benefits everyone. Some say they understand the strip club is not for everyone, but that shutting it down would do more harm than good. “At our last drive they donated coats, shoes and raised funds.” “Many parents can’t even afford coats for their kids,” said Vega. “I grew up in this community. Sin City is one of our largest donors here at the center.”Ī back-to-school event last August brought almost 3,000 kids in need of book bags, at which Sin City was one of their largest donors, she said. “I thought his comments were disgusting,” said Maria Vega, chairwoman of the advisory board at the Betances Community Center. Some residents say Sin City is a generous donor to important local causes, and that the borough president is doing his constituents a disservice. “They base their opinions off the media and their perception is not reality. We provide a safe place work environment for people in the community. People with no education can work here and make above minimum wage.” “Community leaders are out of touch with the ground floor of the community,” said Drakopoulous, adding that his club is one of the area’s biggest employers. He added that community leaders don’t appreciate his club’s contributions to the neighborhood. “People are hanging out outside and they have many noise complaints.”ĭrakopoulous countered that the club rarely gets complaints, and is being treated unfairly. “Things that are happening inside the club…are spilling over into the streets,” said Byrne. Board member Josephine Byrne, who headed a sub-committee that Sin City’s general manager Gus Drakopoulous came to address in November, said the club has long been a neighborhood nuisance, and that has not changed. At a November board meeting the board voted not to support the club as it seeks its liquor license renewal. “While there have been numerous reports involving the club, only a few of them have been for serious crimes,” said Hennessy, adding that there were no reported shootings at the club in 2016-a problem in years past. “They have been taking the right steps to ensure the safety of their patrons.”ĭespite those statistics, Community Board 1 is siding with the Borough President. All patrons are required to have their ID cards swiped to ensure validation as they enter the club and IDs are kept on file and available to law enforcement at the precinct’s request, he said. Deputy Inspector Brian Hennessy, commanding officer of the 40th Precinct, says the club cooperates with law enforcement whenever asked. ![]() The hearing was postponed to early February when witnesses no-showed at the Authority’s Harlem office.Ĭrime statistics, however, show a decline in major crimes committed at the club at 2520 Park Ave. There were seven reported assaults at the club in 2014, five in 2015 and three last year, according to the NYPD. 25 to answer to allegations that Sin City committed multiple violations when agents raided the club last summer responding to tips that prostitution and drug trafficking were being taking place. The club’s liquor license was renewed last November, but its owner was ordered to go in front of the State Liquor Authority on Jan. is urging the New York State Liquor Authority to revoke its liquor license when it goes in front of a panel in February. In a letter to the Authority, Diaz called the club a “poor corporate citizen of the Bronx,” that does far more harm than good. and rapper Puffy “P Diddy” Combs.īut Diaz Jr. Sin City has become popular among Gotham celebrities, like New York Giant star Odell Beckham Jr. Residents say the club, which opened 15 years ago, brings money to the neighborhood, in the form of wealthy clients as well as good-paying jobs for residents and generous donations to local charities and other causes. The topless-only club’s bright red awning and gaudy exterior seem out of place in the industrial neighborhood. Some residents support the jiggle joint, saying it is an asset to the community, while others side with the BP, saying it can’t be shut down fast enough. wants it shut down and its liquor license revoked, calling it a “nuisance” and a “hotspot of violence.” But although the gentleman’s club nestled among warehouses alongside the Major Deegan Expressway is a magnet for the kind of money rarely seen in Mott Haven, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. on a Friday afternoon and Sin City Cabaret is almost packed. Opinions differ on whether state should renew Sin City’s liquor license Sin City Cabaret has been a fixture in Port Morris for 15 years.
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