By Alice Lemos
Sanger Hall, in Sunnyside Queens, has a sign in its window that states “It is your civic duty to love your neighbor”. It also has a sign that states “ICE Out”. So much for the love, unless you are a member of law enforcement, a member of the Jewish religion, or just a somewhat normal person.
I was under the impression that bars/restaurants were welcoming. Sanger Hall recently sponsored an event, “Kick AIPAC Out of Queens” because you know, “Jewish money”. Sanger traffics in vile anti-Semitic tropes blaming the Joooos for all the problems in the world. Sanger also had sponsored an event in honor of cop-killer Joanne Chesimard who recently died in Cuba. Chesimard had been broken out of prison after her conviction for killing a New Jersey State trooper. You can just feel the love at Sanger Hall!
Sanger is not alone in its hate of police, the USA and the Joooos. The Wild Goose on Roosevelt Avenue has sponsored fundraisers for the “children of Gaza” – which we know ends up in the hands of Hamas – featuring posters of the vile Irish group Kneecap. Kneecap consists of the lovable lads from Northern Ireland who are infamous for shouting “Death to the IDF” and “We are Hezbollah”. I hope that Homeland Security is keeping an eye on the Wild Goose which faces a mural depicting the flags of Ireland and the fake country known as “Palestine”. I doubt you would be welcome at The Wild Goose if you wore a t-shirt from the USO or the IDF.
Not to be outdone, Maggie Mae’s on Queens Boulevard featured a picture of St. Patrick wearing a keffiyeh on its Instagram account! This is blasphemous, hateful and just plain ill-advised. The person who runs their website, whom my son confronted online, stated that “All are welcome”! Unless of course, you are a Jew or a devout Catholic. I wonder how they would react if I opened a bar and posted a picture of Oliver Cromwell at the entrance. It is thanks to the efforts of my son that Maggie Mae’s removed the obnoxious picture of St. Patrick and his keffiyeh but I am boycotting them for their stupidity and hate.
Maggie Mae’s had no response when my son, a former marine, asked them if they cared about Emily Hand, the young Irish-Israeli girl who had been kidnaped from her kibbutz on that awful day, October 7, 2023. Thankfully, she was returned during one of the swaps between Israel and Hamas. But Maggie Mae’s had no comment re Emily Hand. And no comment on whether Israeli citizens would be welcomed at their bar.
These three establishments are the Gold, Silver and Bronz medalists of hate in the Sunnyside/Woodside area. In general, it is a very bad business practice to mix politics with service. I hope that people boycott them and vote with their money.
