New York City LGBTQ bar set ablaze in arson attack

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Jerrica
@JinkiesJerrica
the arson attack on Rash Bar in New York isn’t a sign of homophobic violence on the rise because of recently passed anti-LGBT laws such as “Don’t Say Gay”

as with the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, it’s a painful reminder that the violence never ceased

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New York City LGBTQ bar set ablaze in arson attack
The recently opened Brooklyn venue, Rash Bar, had quickly become a fixture in the city’s queer nightlife scene.
12:21 PM · Apr 7, 2022

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/new-york-city-lgbtq-bar-set-ablaze-arson-attack-rcna23209

A bar serving LGBTQ New Yorkers has closed after an arson attack over the weekend, the New York City Police Department confirmed Wednesday.

At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, a man walked into the Rash Bar in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood with a bottle of flammable liquid, poured it on the bar’s floor, lit a match and set the venue ablaze, according to the NYPD. Police said the suspect fled as the bar became engulfed in flames.

Jake Sillen, one of the bar’s owners, told NBC News on Wednesday that they are still in shock.

“It’s so hard to believe and process,” said Sillen, 26, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. “It’s more confusing than anything.”

Three people — a bartender, DJ and security guard — were inside when the venue was set on fire. A 25-year-old female was transported to nearby Wyckoff Heights Medical Center with minor burns, while another victim was evaluated on the scene for minor burns to the shoulders, the NYPD said.

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[JarOCats]

1. Arsonist was probably shooting for a replay...

...of the Upstairs Lounge fire of '73.