Three sisters from Port Washington who worked as hostesses at a popular Mediterranean eatery are accusing the owner of the restaurant of allowing sexual harassment to go on despite repeated pleas for management to step in and put an end to the alleged inappropriate behavior.
Standing on the steps of the New York State Supreme Court Building in Mineola on Wednesday along with their Garden City-based attorney, Sara Kane, the sisters said nothing was done to stop the verbal and physical sexual harassment that was directed toward them on a daily basis at Ayhan’s Fish Kebab Restaurant, which has several locations.
The workers “would make inappropriate comments,” said 20-year-old Lauren D’Annunzio. “They would touch us, and we had constantly complained to our manger who said he would go back and tell them to stop but it, [but it] just continued and they kinda laughed it off and never took it seriously.”