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FLATIRON — A bouncer at Ace Hotel was arrested after he injured a woman while throwing her out of the bar, the NYPD said.
The victim, a 23-year-old Staten Island woman, was dancing at a bar inside the hotel at 20 W. 29th St. near Broadway, when Joseph Moore, the hotel’s bouncer, kicked her out at 12:35 a.m. on April 25, police said. It is unknown why she was thrown out.
The woman had pain in her neck and minor cuts on her leg from the incident, according to police.
Moore was charged with a misdemeanor assault. Information regarding his lawyer was not immediately available.
"We are aware of the incident, taking it very seriously and cooperating with the authorities," said Ryan Bukstein, a spokesman for Ace Hotel.
