Man Sues Inwood Club For 'Ladies Night' Cover Charge: Report

INWOOD, NY — One Queens man didn't think the "feeling's right" when a Dyckman Street's bar to charge him a cover fee during "ladies night," and now he's suing the business, according to reports.

Patrick McDowell filed a lawsuit against Inwood's Republica Lounge, claiming that the business discriminated against him on the basis of sex when he tried to enter the club on the night of Aug. 10, the New York Post first reported. McDowell said that he was asked to pay a $20 cover charge, but personally witnessed women being let into the club for free.

The spurned man's lawsuit demands $50,000 from the Inwood business for the alleged injustice, the Post reported. Key to McDowell's argument is his claim that Republica Lounge never received permission to host "ladies night" promotions from the New York City Commission on Human Rights.

"Although the Court may believe that public policy should permit the Defendant to discriminate in favor of female customers, the legislature has set up a specific procedure for public accommodations to make such an argument," McDowell's lawsuit reads, according to the post.

McDowell's lawsuit may run into problems with legal precedent. In 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that New York City businesses that hold "ladies night" promotions do not violate federal law. The court upheld previous decisions that found that bars and clubs are not "state actors" even though they comply with state regulations on alcohol sales.

Read the full NY Post article here.