Tenjune
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Tenjune is a nightclub in New York City
's Meatpacking District
, located on Little West 12th Street in Manhattan
. The music played in the club ranges from hip-hop to techno.
The club began receiving media attention in February 2007 due to its celebrity clientele, but it came under public pressure in August 2010 when it was revealed that it had allowed the 17-year-old daughter of Eric G. John
, the U.S Ambassador to Thailand
, to enter and drink at the club; later that night, the girl died in a fall from the 22nd floor of a midtown apartment building.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
's Meatpacking District
Meatpacking District, Manhattan
The Meatpacking District is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan which runs roughly from West 14th Street south to Gansevoort Street, and from the Hudson River east to Hudson Street, although recently it is sometimes considered to have extended north to West 16th Street and east...
, located on Little West 12th Street in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. The music played in the club ranges from hip-hop to techno.
The club began receiving media attention in February 2007 due to its celebrity clientele, but it came under public pressure in August 2010 when it was revealed that it had allowed the 17-year-old daughter of Eric G. John
Eric G. John
Eric G. John is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, having been appointed October 22, 2007. Previously, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia from 2005 to 2007. In that capacity, he coordinated policy in Washington with regard to the eleven nations...
, the U.S Ambassador to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, to enter and drink at the club; later that night, the girl died in a fall from the 22nd floor of a midtown apartment building.