A man slashed a bouncer in the face outside the famous Stonewall Inn when he was kicked out early Monday, cops said.
Christopher Lawrence, 30, was booted from the Greenwich Village LGBTQ+ bar on Christopher Street near Seventh Avenue South after he got into an argument with a DJ around 3:45 a.m., police said.
The bouncers at the historic venue removed him and tried to close the door, cops said.
Christopher Lawrence, 30, slashed a bouncer when he was kicked out of the Stonewall Inn early Monday, police said. Robert MeceaLawrence then whipped out a knife and slashed one of them on the mouth and right cheek, authorities said.
He fled but was busted by responding cops about a block away, police said.
The Brooklyn man was charged with felony assault, cops said.
The slashing happened after Lawrence was booted from the historic bar, cops said. Robert MeceaIt’s unclear whether the bouncer was hospitalized, but his injuries were non-life-threatening, police said.
The assault came hours after nearly 2 million rainbow-bedecked revelers congregated in the area for the city’s Pride Parade.
The march, which was in its 53rd year, commemorated the June 1969 riots at the Stonewall Inn that sparked the movement for LGBTQ+ rights.
