New York - Hells Angels Block Off Bench in East Village

OFF THE WIRE

The Hells Angels motorcycle club added a bench guard to keep passerby from treating the seating as their own.
By Patrick Hedlund
DNAinfo News Editor
EAST VILLAGE — A notorious motorcycle club wants people to stay the hell away from a private bench outside its East 3rd Street clubhouse.
The Hells Angels recently affixed a barricade atop the bench to prevent passersby from parking themselves in front of the clubhouse between First and Second avenues, EV Grieve reported.
The bench blocker appeared after the club put up a sign warning people not to sit on the street furniture because it was private property, the blog noted.
The guard was eventually installed because guests from a hotel located next door to the property continued to treat the seating as their own, said someone affiliated with the club on Monday.
The man, who declined to give his name, said visitors to the block also dumped trash in the Hells Angels-painted planters in front of the building, and have even posed for pictures sitting on members' motorcycles.
The infamous biker club, which has dozens of charters across the globe, has been at the East 3rd Street location since 1969.
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