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Breast-Themed Bar Agrees to Cover Up Racy Sign During the Day

By Serena Dai | September 9, 2014 5:00pm
 Boobie Trap, 308 Bleecker St., opened in Bushwick in August. It's an eclectic "bartender's bar" filled with items that take its name literally — "color my boobs" coloring sheets, nude magazine centerfolds, boobs inside glass ornaments on the wall and a shirtless female mannequin with the bar's only two beer taps attached to it.
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BUSHWICK — Boobie Trap's racy neon light will be covered up during the day — for the children.

The bar, known for its quirky vintage and breast-themed decor, has agreed to permanently hide its hot pink, scripted "f--k off" sign behind a curtain before 9 p.m., after local officials said the bar's proximity to schools made it inappropriate, owners Kristen North and Paul King said.

Less than a month after opening at 308 Bleecker St., Assemblywoman Maritza Davila requested that the bar make some changes. Davila and Community Board 4 District Manager Nadine Whitted met with the owners late last week to discuss their concerns.

Boobie Trap temporarily hid the "f--k off" sign in the meantime.

The meeting went well, said King, who added that "they had some valid points."

"It will be on after dark, when the niños and niñas are in bed," King said.

Previously, the bar circulated a petition to rally support for their decor, saying that the community board had "expressed concern that the aesthetics and specific details of our interior might be offensive to the neighborhood."

The "f--k off" sign is meant to be cutesy and ironic like the bar's other decor, not offensive, according to North.

But the owners chalked up any contention between the parties to miscommunication, King explained.

They now even plan on collaborating for community events, such as Thanksgiving canned food drives and breast cancer awareness parties, the owners said.

"Everything is totally fine now," North said.

Davila's office did not respond to requests for comment.