Hell’s Kitchen’s gay community was warned to be “extra vigilant” Thursday night in a new flyer distributed after the suspected drugging deaths of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger and at least a dozen similar incidents. The flyer was handed out at bars and clubs by council member Erik Bottcher and a group of volunteers as police investigate the two deaths and other similar attacks targeting gay men at popular LGBTQIA+ venues. It warns bargoers not to leave their drink unattended.
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