Death of NYC clubgoer thrown through glass door by bouncer ruled a homicide
New York City NY April 1 2020 The death of a Chelsea clubgoer slammed into a glass door by a bouncer has been ruled a homicide, police said Monday.
Daniel Cunningham was chased out of Paddles, a nightclub on W. 26th St. near Eighth Ave., on Dec. 8 by a bouncer who then allegedly shoved him in the back, sending him hurtling him into a glass door.
Cunningham, 53, cut his head and went into cardiac arrest. He died at Lenox Health Greenwich Village.
The bouncer, Barry Levy, who had accused Cunningham of acting up inside the club, was arrested the next day for misdemeanor assault and aggravated harassment, then released without bail.
Assault charges against Levy, 41, could now be upgraded, police sources said.
