A posh Upper East Side hotel repeatedly served alcohol to minors to offset significant losses during the pandemic, an explosive court filing claims.
And video provided by a teen’s father allegedly shows his son, then 16, “seriously intoxicated” at The Mark Hotel.
Theodore Weintraub, now 19, claims The Mark on East 77th Street preyed on teenagers like him in an attempt to prevent foreclosures.
“The Mark engaged in a scheme to prioritize revenue collection by serving alcohol to underage teenagers,” Weintraub’s attorney, Leo Esses, writes in the countersuit, filed last month in Manhattan Supreme Court.
The five-star hotel, a favorite of celebrities including Meghan Markle and Gigi Hadid, has been known among Upper East Side teens as a go-to spot since staff “either failed to verify” their age or “passed overlooked” falsified identifications, according to the document. alleges.
Theodore Weintraub, 19, outside his Manhattan home in August. The Mark Hotel on East 77th Street allegedly provided alcohol to the teen and other minors to avoid foreclosure amid the coronavirus crisis, his attorneys claim. Robert Miller
“It was a well-known fact to Theo and his circle of friends that Mark’s Restaurant was a go-to place to be served alcohol, as long as you had a ‘fake’ ID,” said his father, the Park Avenue cardiologist. , Dr. Philip Weintraub. , he told The Post.
The teenager was first sued by The Mark in July, accused of starting a smear campaign against the luxury hotel after he was banned for repeatedly trying to order alcohol.
That complaint alleged that Weintraub hired protesters to chant and hold signs outside the hotel alleging that The Mark denied the Holocaust and supported convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The Mark Hotel, which bills itself as the “most audaciously luxurious” place to stay in New York, prioritized “raising revenue by serving alcohol to underage teenagers like Weintraub,” its attorneys claim in a countersuit. Gabriela Bass
The teen also harassed guests and employees, according to a motion filed Monday on behalf of the hotel seeking to dismiss Weintraub’s counterclaims.
“The latest twist in the troublesome defendant’s behavior is to attempt to defend his behavior by hurling further smears at his victim,” attorney Alexander Klein wrote in the new motion, which denied Weintraub’s allegations that The Mark targeted underage drinkers.
Dr. Weintraub provided The Post with a nine-second video showing, he claims, his then-16-year-old son at The Mark’s restaurant “visibly, rudely, intoxicated” and playing with food.
Weintraub was sued in late July for an “unlawful and defamatory campaign” against The Mark Hotel after he was repeatedly denied alcohol in the summer of 2021, court documents state. Robert Miller
Nearby sits an unfinished champagne cocktail, said to be the hotel’s signature drink.
“Judging by this video, it should have been an obvious indicator to all the servers and managers in the restaurant that he was behaving inappropriately: a baby-faced drunk…” Dr. Weintraub said.
The hotel’s lawsuit claimed that the teen had been banned from the facility because he was upset that he was not served alcohol, and that his parents found out when the family showed up for dinner in September 2021 and the boy was banned from the facility. entry, promoting it. to start “accusing the hotel of being anti-Semitic and spitting in people’s food.”
Weintraub has received threatening messages and phone calls since The Mark Hotel filed a lawsuit against him in late July, Theodore’s father told The Post. Courtesy of Philip Weintraub, MD
However, Dr. Weintraub now says the story is different.
Weintraub’s father claimed the teen was kicked out of The Mark after a drunken altercation with a hotel security guard. Stephen Yang
“The truth… is that Theo wasn’t banned from the Mark because he was angry at not being served alcohol, he was banned for a night of heavy drinking at the Mark, which caused an altercation with his guard. security,” he said. the father stated.
Dr. Weintraub added that his son has been sober since January 7, 2023, but “what is more disturbing and disgusting is the volume of hateful emails and phone calls that Theo and our family have had to endure on a daily basis.” ”.
One message ridiculed Weintraub as “Zionist scum” and threatened retaliation for his alleged actions.
Lawyers for The Mark Hotel filed a motion Monday to dismiss Weintraub’s countersuit. The Mark Hotel Meghan Markle had a famous $500,000 star-studded baby shower at The Mark Hotel. James Messerschmidt
“I hope The Mark sues your fat ass and you go to jail, you arrogant!” says the note obtained by The Post. “Make sure you bring lube + condoms for when you become Bubba’s bitch + he fucks your ass off!”
Weintraub, who is seeking unspecified damages in his counterclaim, could not be reached for comment.
Klein, who represents The Mark Hotel, declined to comment.
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