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Did you hear about this in the news early this week, about the Hill Tap Tavern in Elmhurst, Queens? It seems the owner didn't give too much thought to the city smoking ban. When an inspector came in to cite the guy at the bar, which sounds like an old man bar and is located at 83-03 Grand Avenue, Brendan J. McCartan (maybe an Irish guy? you think?) decided to go Old School with the inspector. The report, according to The Times, says:

According to the criminal complaint, the D.O.I. undercover investigator detected an odor of cigarette smoke and observed one of the patrons smoking at the Hill Tap Tavern. The undercover investigator told the owner of the establishment, who was later identified as MCCARTAN, that there were problems with smoking in the bar. MCCARTAN asked the investigator to give him a break and said that he would give the undercover investigator “one.” The undercover investigator stated, “$100,” and MCCARTAN said, “Yes,” and that he did not want any violations. MCCARTAN told the investigator he would put something for the investigator in the bathroom. The undercover investigator went into the men’s room after he saw MCCARTAN enter and he found five $20 bills placed on the sink. The undercover investigator thanked MCCARTAN who responded, “It is Christmas.”

Wow. That guy is staring at 7 years in the slammer.

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