Owner of New York bar that threw out a man wearing a MAGA cap has received death threats 

  • The owner of the New York City bar that told a Trump supporter to leave for wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ cap says he’s received death threats
  • The Happiest Hour proprietor Jon Neidich says he is ‘surprised’ by the hate
  • The bar was sued by Greg Piatek, 31, who claimed the staff at the bar said he wasn’t welcome because he and his friends supported the Republican president
  • A judge tossed the lawsuit saying the law doesn’t protect against political views

Jon Neidich who runs The Happiest Hour bar in Manhattan’s trendy West Village says he has received more than two dozen threats of violence

The owner of a New York City bar that kicked out a Trump supporter who was wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ cap says he is now receiving death threats ever since the incident.

Jon Neidich who runs The Happiest Hour bar in Manhattan’s trendy West Village says he has received more than two dozen threats of violence.

‘We’ve been trolled on social media pretty intensely,’ he told the New York Post. Neidich said that he is ‘surprised by the amount of hate that seems to be harbored’ against him.

The threats began after Philadelphia accountant Greg Piatek, 31, was chucked out of the bar in January 2017 while still wearing his Trump campaign supporters hat. 

Piatek then decided to sue the bar in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming her was discriminated against because of his political beliefs. 

Staff working at The Happiest Hour say they have received death threats

Staff working at The Happiest Hour say they have received death threats

Greg Piatek, 31 (pictured), a Trump supporter  sued a New York City bar for discrimination after he was thrown out for wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat lost his lawsuit

Greg Piatek, 31 (pictured), a Trump supporter  sued a New York City bar for discrimination after he was thrown out for wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat lost his lawsuit

He claimed the incident ‘offended his sense of being American’.

The lawsuit was tossed by a judge who ruled his political beliefs were not protected under city and state law.

Piatek said in his court suit that a manager told him, ‘Anyone who supports Trump — or believes in what you believe — is not welcome here! And you need to leave right now because we won’t serve you!’

But in court Neidich said his staff instructed Piatek to leave because he was being ‘drunk and belligerent’ and cat-calling a female bartender after three hours drinking with his friends. 

When asked if he welcomes Trump supporters he would simply state: ‘Do we welcome them? We don’t discriminate.’ 

Neidich and his staff have reported the death threats the the NYPD who have confirmed that two reports have been filed so far. 

Paul Liggieri, Piatek's attorney, said his client's hat was a 'spiritual tribute' to September 11 victims and that he should be protected under an anti-discrimination statute

Paul Liggieri, Piatek’s attorney, said his client’s hat was a ‘spiritual tribute’ to September 11 victims and that he should be protected under an anti-discrimination statute

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