By Cody Lyon
Special to DNAinfo
CHELSEA — Nightclub hot spot the M2 Ultra Lounge was cleared to open its doors in time for a star-studded bash on Tuesday night, only days after it was shuttered by the NYPD and a court order.
The mega-club, located at W. 28th Street between Tenth and 11th Avenue, was closed because patrons were caught dealing drugs inside the club to undercover NYPD officers, the New York Times reported.
The decision to reopen M2 came hours before Tuesday night's private party thrown by the lesbian nightlife guide, GO Magazine, was set to roll.
Actress Michelle Rodriguez, known for her work in films like "Avatar' and "Girlfight" is scheduled to spin records in the big room of the 10,000 square foot dance palace, organizers said.
"M2 is happy to announce that an agreement has been reached with the courts and NYPD to reopen the mega club after being closed over the weekend," club spokeswoman Marie Assante, of the P.R. firm R. Couri Hay, said in a statement.
Assante said the club was "working closely with the city and NYPD" to keep the club open for future parties like the NFL Draft Party hosted by Deion Sanders this Thursday, as well as for next week's Tribeca Film Festival party.
M2 Ultra Lounge has been at odds with the city's Health Department, which recently began sending undercover "hipsters" to the club in hopes of cracking down, on what the DOH called rampant violations of the city's 2002 smoking ban.
But the club remained open until last weekend, when partygoers arriving in the wee hours on April 9th and early April 10th discovered the spot padlocked and sporting ominous looking orange signs stating that the club was closed.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene confirmed the club had been shut down, but said the decision was a police matter.
Calls and emails to the NYPD public information office seeking official reasons for the closure were not immediately returned.
An NYPD spokesman told the New York Times that the club, and its sister club, Pink, were shut down after undercover investigators found the latest case in a long line of illegal activity that included rampant drug use, drug dealing and a flagrant disregard for city law.
Club officials reportedly hired unlicensed security guards who failed to protect patrons against mob fights and violent surges toward the door, the Times reported.
