Gay Bar in Hell's Kitchen Closed for Workers' Comp Violations

The New York Police Department on May 9 raided and shut down the Fairytail Lounge, a popular gay bar in the Hell’s Kitchen area on the west side of Manhattan, for failing to provide workers’ compensation benefits for its employees.It was the fourth NYPD raid on the hotspot since it was shut down in December for operating without a liquor license, according to the website DNAinfo New York.After the December raid, the state Workers’ Compensation Board noted that the bar had stopped carrying workers’ compensation insurance on Oct. 13. It received a stop-work order April 3,...