Bar-barians!
Death threats for ‘MAGA toss’
The owner of the West Village bar that booted a Trump supporter wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap says he’s received nearly two dozen death threats since the incident.
“We’ve been trolled on social media pretty intensely,” said The Happiest Hour proprietor Jon Neidich, adding that he is “surprised by the amount of hate that seems to be harbored” against him.
Neidich told The Post that the threats started pouring in after Philadelphia accountant Greg Piatek, 31, was ousted from the watering hole in January 2017 while wearing his Trump campaign cap.
Piatek sued the bar in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming a Happi- est Hour manager tossed him because of his hat. A judge tossed the case because political beliefs are not protected under city and state law.
Piatek said in his court papers 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 Neidich said Piatek was kicked out because he was being “drunk and belligerent” and cat-calling a female bartender.
“We don’t discriminate at the Happiest Hour,” said Neidich.
He said his staff reported the death threats to the bar’s police precinct. Cops confirmed that at least two reports were filed.