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Jay Lefkowitz, an attorney for the Chassidic owned stores said it best: “Frankly, it’s very troubling that the commission thinks it’s okay for the Four Seasons restaurant to impose a dress code but not a bakery owned by a Chassidic businessman.”
Jay Lefkowitz, an attorney for the Chassidic owned stores said it best: “Frankly, it’s very troubling that the commission thinks it’s okay for the Four Seasons restaurant to impose a dress code but not a bakery owned by a Chassidic businessman.”
Despite attempts by Chassidic business owners to block it, New York City’s lawsuit against Williamsburg Chassidic-owned retail stores that demand that customers follow rules of modest dress can proceed to trial, an administrative judge has ruled.

For those not in the know, we will bring you up to date. Satmar owned stores in Williamsburg display signs that customers not enter the store barefoot, with shorts on and sleeveless shirts. This kind of dress is offensive not only to the store owners but the customers who routinely shop there. Now, the city of New York has intervened with a most hypocritical and frivolous lawsuit,  attempting to have the signs removed.

Clifford Mulqueen, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel of the NYC Commission on Human Rights has asked this question: How would a person feel looking at that sign and about whether he or she is welcome in that store?

Fair enough, but the problem is that Mr. Mulqueen does not see a glaring double standard taking place. We are talking about dress codes and if that is the case then New York City should seek to abolish all stores and restaurants that require their clientele to conform to their own individual styles of dress.

Case in point: How about such tremendously upscale restaurants and hotels that only cater to the super rich and boorishly famous. They clearly call for a dress code of formal attire before entering such establishments.  For some inexplicable reason we hear no hue and a cry from city officials about perceived discriminatory practices on the part of these places.

Jay Lefkowitz, an attorney for the Chassidic owned stores said it best: “Frankly, it’s very troubling that the commission thinks it’s okay for the Four Seasons restaurant to impose a dress code but not a bakery owned by a Chassidic businessman.”

And while we’re on that note, just read the online reviews of the “old boy’s club” style hotel called the New York Athletic Club on Central Park South. They are sticklers for what they determine to be “proper”dress and anyone not comporting with these rules is also made to feel very uncomfortable.

So, let’s level the playing field. Either work towards vanquishing dress codes all across the board and face constitutional issues of individual rights in private business or just rescind this bizarre lawsuit aimed at a segment of storeowners in Brooklyn.  The choice is yours, New York City, but be advised that you have other fish to fry and much more worthy causes to pursue

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