Is it legal for a strip club to hire a girl under 21, if they serve alcohol & the minimum age to get in is 21?

Question

I am in New York. There is a strip club that hires girls under 21 in their clubs. They serve alcohol and the minimum age to get in is 21. The girls are over 18 but below 21. Is this legal?

Answer 1

Yes it's legal. You can serve alcohol at the age of 18.

Answer 2

I think the law in a lot of places is 18 to serve, 21 to buy.  It doesn't make sense to me, but that's the way it is.

Answer 3

It is my understanding that they can not be dancing "behind the bar" or working as a bartender.

They CAN be waitresses or dance on stages that are away from the physical bar.

Check with NYC zoning to find out for sure.

Answer 4

Yes. They have to be legal adults to work there, but I have friends that were bartenders and just had to be 18 to do it.  

Answer 5

I don't know NY, but I think many states allow 18-20 years old work in bars, just not to serve alcohol.