ChiChiz, which bills itself as “the Only Black Gay Bar in New York City”, has accused the police of discrimination. A judge agreed that its lawsuit should proceed.
From Gay City News:
“Citing the complexity of a nuisance abatement lawsuit brought by New York City against Chi Chiz, a Christopher Street gay bar that serves a predominantly African-American clientele, a judge put off hearing part of that case until November and told the bar to move forward with its own lawsuit that charges that the city was motivated by racial and anti-gay animus when it sought to close the bar.
“I do think the defense here is offered in good faith,” said Judge Martin Schoenfeld on August 26. “I can’t help but be concerned about the allegations of discrimination… There is, at the very least, some basis for further investigation.”
