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NY POST REPORTER BARRED FROM ENTERING MULTIPLE FINE NYC EATERIES FOR DRESSING
LIKE FETTERMAN AT SENATE


A NEW YORK POST REPORTER FOUND OUT A NUMBER OF UPSCALE NYC RESTAURANTS ARE
STRICTER ON DRESS CODE THAN THE SENATE


By Gabriel Hays Fox News
Published September 23, 2023 5:30pm EDT
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Multiple upscale New York restaurants barred one New York Post reporter who
attempted to enter them while dressed like Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., at the
U.S. Senate, video showed.

Taking inspiration from Fetterman’s newly approved U.S. Senate attire, New York
Post reporter Jon Levine donned a hoodie and shorts and attempted to enter
several fine New York City eateries.

However, Levine was forced to leave most establishments while wearing the
attire, according to his footage.

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TOP DEMOCRAT BREAKS WITH SCHUMER ON SENATE DRESS CODE

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty Images)

Levine’s excursion was an experiment done in response to the U.S. Senate
changing its rules so that it will no longer enforce a dress code on the Senate
floor. 

The rule change, promulgated by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,
has allowed Fetterman, who eschews suits and ties, to work on the Senate floor
in casual attire, like a hoodie and shorts.

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The two clothing items have become a staple of Fetterman’s wardrobe in his
political career. 

Levine summed up his Manhattan dining tour: "Intrepid Post reporter Jon Levine
learned that hard truth this week when he crisscrossed the Big Apple’s culinary
landmarks wearing Fetterman’s trademark hoodie, gym shorts and sneakers and
tried to gain entry — only to face scorn and mockery from maître d’s with more
common sense than Congress."

He recounted the reactions restaurant staff gave him. 

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"’He would not be permitted here,' sniffed a maître d at Daniel on the Upper
East Side, where a seven-course tasting menu runs $275," Levine wrote. 

That employee added: "We have turned away guests for being improperly dressed
regardless of their occupation."

REPUBLICAN SENATORS SLAM RELAXED DRESS CODE, DEMAND SCHUMER REVERSE CHANGES

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Levine recorded how a "suited maître d" at Le Bernardin "served up an amuse
bouche of stink-eye when The Post arrived."

According to Levine, he said: "No athletic wear."

"The three-Michelin-starred dining room is reservation only but walk-ins are
normally afforded the more casual lounge — but not if you’re dressed like you
just came from Pilates class," Levine wrote.

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Another restaurant’s staff kept Levine and his crew from even entering the
dining room. 

"At the double-Michelin star Jean-Georges near Columbus Circle, no less than
four sentinels outside its dining room vetoed The Post’s entry, ending the dream
of feasting on the famed $368, 10-course tasting menu that includes caviar
salad, king crab and smoked squab," he wrote.

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One of the employees told him, "Inside we don’t allow shorts," according to
video. 

Another added, "It doesn’t matter if it’s Lady Gaga," Levine wrote.

However, his article noted that Jean-Georges staff did allow Levine to use the
restroom. 

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Staffers at The Grill in Midtown held the door shut to prevent Levine from
entering "after they caught one glimpse" of his appearance, he said. 

Not all were so strict. Sushi restaurants Nobu and Masa, as well as Gramercy
Tavern, didn’t bar Levine from dining because of his style choices.

FOX News Digital reached out to Fetterman's office for comment. 

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Gabriel Hays is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. 


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