The golden era of the noble, ineffectual 'respect our neighbors' sign:
Until the rules went up in pastel colors on the left-hand door of Heathers on East 13th Street, it was easy to pass by without realizing that, behind those black doors in that black front, there was a bar.
Bio: Sarah Laskow is a freelance reporter living in New York City. As a staff writer at the Center for Public Integrity, she covered money and politics, coal mining, and homeland security. Her work has appeared in TheNation.com, Politico, and The American Prospect.
