Bouncer Denies Navy Officer in Uniform Entry Into Posh NYC Hotel Bar During Fleet Week.

Posted 2015-05-27 17:02 by Grunt Report with 0 comments

A New York City hotel is apologizing after a bouncer wouldn’t let a U.S. Navy officer in uniform enter its ritzy rooftop bar during Fleet Week.

The reason? Dress code.

The bouncer on the ground floor of the Standard Hotel in Chelsea looked at the officer, noted the dress code and then blocked her and her relatives from entering an elevator headed to the hip Top of the Standard lounge Saturday night, the officer’s family told WCBS-TV.

Ryan O’Connor, the husband of the sailor’s cousin, was there and said he challenged the bouncer’s ruling.

“I said, ‘Wait, are you rejecting us because someone is in a service uniform?’ He kind of rolled his eyes and wouldn’t budge,” O’Connor told the New York Daily News.

“I was wearing a $400 blazer and dress shoes. We were all dressed nice,” he added to the paper. “The only person sticking out was the Navy officer.”

When the issue was taken up with the hotel’s front desk, the response reportedly was that the dress code is left to the discretion of the bar.

“Being one of the most exclusive clubs in the city, attracting celebrities and professionals from all over, expect a very strict dress code,” Night Life in New York City noted regarding the Top of the Standard. “If you don’t fit the high standards they have set there’s not much you can do to get in.”

“We were all shocked and upset,” O’Connor told the Daily News. “This was Memorial Day weekend and walking distance from Ground Zero. This should have been a no-brainer.”

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