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meatpacking district.
Sean
asks arriving guests if they're on anybody's guest list, but
the anxiety of saying no is unwarranted. Sean simply directs
them to a second door where they pay a steeper cover charge.
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he says.
Alex
at Viscaya says people will do things like burn money to show
how rich and important they are—and by money he means
hundred dollar bills. No matter, he says. "Doesn't matter
if they get out
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Sean
says his job is primarily security-oriented. Checking ids,
enforcing the promoters' lists and looking out for troublemakers
are his priorities. "If you walk in with attitude, I'm
going to throw you out a half an hour later–why not
save my time?" he says.
Despite
his egalitarian views, Sean still turns away enough people
that he is sometimes
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offered
bribes. He says it's not worth it to part with his principles
to let undesirables inside. He prefers to depend on well-behaved
customers fiscally expressing their gratitude on the way out.
"I've gotten tipped more than anyone's offered to bribe
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a limousine, I may not let them in."
Most
New Yorkers don't enjoy getting turned away. They get desperate,
Alex says. Hopeful patrons will claim that they know Demetrius
while he's standing right next to them. Adds Demetrius: "They'll
even
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