Gangs Not Invited To Harlem Chuck E. Cheese

Is Chuck E. Cheese a hotbed of criminal activity? Andrew Fine took his young daughter to their outpost in Harlem recently and did a double-take when he saw the list of rules posted at the front door. They include: No gang style apparel—including hats, buckles, bandanas, towels. And of course, "No gang-type conduct... verbal slogans or hand signs" and absolutely "no weapons, or tools whatsoever, including knives, chains, screwdrivers, glass cutters." What happened at the Harlem Chuck E. Cheese to warrant the placement of such a sign! We've contacted the company to find out if the place "where a kid can be a kid" has a problem with violence; in the past this one in Wisconsin has been called out for being a stage for adult bad behavior.

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By Jen Carlson in News on March 1, 2010 1:25 PM

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wingedearth

MrCholly sounds like the kind of thug that would attack people at a Chuck E. Cheese. He also sounds like the kind of thug that would complain his civil rights were violated when he got arrested for attacking people at Chuck E. Cheese.

Snoopy

Where might I ask is the issue of race brought up in the opening article?

Kind of makes you wonder if the race issue is a thing some individuals love to dwell on.

READ THE ARTICLE AGAIN MR. CHOLLY! They didn't post those restrictions against any ethnic group. They posted them against a bunch of knuckle dragging parasites.

MrCholly

The next time Mr. Fine goes to Chuck E Cheese he SHOULD GET HIS ASS KICKED BLACK & BLUE . Then he'll have a story to write, this is not a story just Mr.Fine demonstrating HIS OWN RACISM.

Andrew Fine

Nah, that would just be a lawsuit. But I appreciate your creative thinking.

schadenfreudian mensch

Why anyone in their right mind wants to eat of all places, especially with their kids, a chain restaurant that has a nasty looking rat as its mascot is beyond me.

brandonz

This is standard at any place that attracts Youth... I'm sure every amusement park or roller rink has a similar sign. Get out much?

NannyState

No, when I'm on a date, Chuck E. Cheese's is usually off the radar.

theboneranger

one way to create the appearance of a substantive life is to make your all about commenting on others. it might also be because white people can' jump

grandzu

Why do white people need to blog about every mundane thing that they view/hear/experience?

ChampionOfTheSun

It's in the handbook entitled, "So, You're A White Person." I think it's on page 3.

Also, I've seen your comment before. I think it's on page 1 of the handbook entitled, "So, You Like to Make Generalizations about Bloggers In Comment Sections of a Blog."

NannyState

So...the rat got you too?

theboneranger

racial! where al sharpton at?

blueballs

Jen Carlson, why would you post this? What the fuck made this newsworthy, or even blogworthy for that matter? Were you bored, and craving some of the usual racist Gothamist snark to kill an afternoon with?

longacre

Don't you think it's just a little bit humorous/insane/terrible that the patrons of a place for KIDS have to be reminded to act as civilized human beings in front of their children?

thedroog

Definitely more sad than it is humorous.

ChampionOfTheSun

I fear the day when my son is old enough to ask, "Dad, can we go to Chuck E. Cheese?" If I'm lucky, they'll all be shut down before then.