It’s 4 A.M. Do You Know Where the Celebrities Are?

When New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey drowned his sorrows into the wee hours last Saturday, he did so at a nightspot that has been the place of choice for pretty much any celebrity looking for a good time in New York: 1 Oak, a West 17th Street nightclub whose name stands for “one of a kind.” Mr. Harvey’s ill-fated night, which lasted until 4 a.m., according to The New York Post, may have gone unnoticed had he managed to make it to Citi Field by 3 that afternoon. Instead, he reportedly sent a text to the Mets’ pitching coach, Dan Warthen, saying he had a migraine. The team didn’t buy his excuse and suspended the pitcher, known as the Dark Knight, for three games. The melodrama came to a close on Tuesday, when a contrite Mr. Harvey apologized to his teammates and fans.

The nightclub played another role in the pitcher’s recent troubles: It was the place where, early this month, the Brazilian model Adriana Lima was photographed on the arm of a former boyfriend, New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman.

Mr. Harvey, who had a relationship with Ms. Lima, apparently saw the photograph while he was in Atlanta with his teammates. Established in 2007, 1 Oak is also where Rihanna, clad in high-fashion pajamas, recently hosted her Met Gala after-party for a group that included Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Kendall Jenner, ASAP Rocky, Frank Ocean, Lupita Nyong’o and Leonardo DiCaprio.
It is also where members of the Kardashian clan blow off steam when they come through New York. The place has been memorialized in song by Jay Z, and Kanye West delivered a rant at its Los Angeles branch last year after playing a track from his album “The Life of Pablo.”

Richie Akiva, a 1 Oak owner, credits the club’s success to his personal relationships with his headline-generating guests. “I don’t use them to better my business, they’re my friends,” he told The New York Times in 2015. “I try to protect them as much as I can.” Known for its tight door policy and heavy security presence — Allure magazine once devoted a feature on how to get past its gatekeepers — 1 Oak has nonetheless played a part in a few celebrity scandals in recent years. Below, a roundup of the juiciest moments. Their lack of effect on the club’s popularity should give cheer to believers in the “all press is good press” philosophy.

The Bieber Shoe Incident Last May, as TMZ reported, the club was the site of a scuffle between Justin Bieber and Sidney Royel Selby III, a.k.a. Desiigner. It seems Desiigner was deep into his set when he stepped on Mr. Bieber’s shoes. As the video shows, Mr. Bieber then shoved Desiigner.

 Security guards jumped into action and kept things from escalating. Continue reading the main story Advertisement Continue reading the main story A Triple Stabbing After spending time at 1 Oak with the rapper Busta Rhymes, the N.B.A. journeyman Chris Copeland, then a member of the Indiana Pacers, was outside the club around 4 a.m. in April 2015 in the company of two women, Katrine Saltara and Catherine Somani. An altercation followed involving an Army veteran named Shevoy Bleary-Murdock, who was reportedly carrying a spring-operated knife. Mr. Bleary-Murdock stabbed Mr. Copeland, Ms. Saltara and Ms. Somani — all of whom survived the attack — and was later sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years’ probation.

Two other 1 Oak revelers also emerged from the night worse for wear: Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antic (both played for the Atlanta Hawks at the time), who were apparently not cooperative when the police cleared the club. Both were charged with interfering in the investigation and eventually cleared, and Mr. Sefolosha ended up with a broken leg. The two sued New York City and several police officers for the incident.

 Mixed Martial Arts Brawl The mixed martial artist Renzo Gracie and several others were arrested and charged with gang assault after an encounter with a 1 Oak doorman. Mr. Gracie defended his role in the 2014 brawl, saying he backed off after bringing down the doorman. “When I was going to start beating him up, he said to me: ‘Why are you doing this? I don’t know you. Why are you beating me up?’” Mr. Gracie said on the MMA Hour, a video series on Vox Media’s SB Nation. “You have to understand one thing. In my life, I promise that I’ll never hit someone who chickened out. And the guy chickened out.

 I couldn’t hit him.” Mr. Gracie later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in exchange for community service, The New York Post reported. Lindsay Lohan and the Furs One actress. Two fur coats. 1 Oak. In 2008, Maria Markova filed a lawsuit claiming that the actress Lindsay Lohan stole her $11,000 mink coat from a common bin at 1 Oak during a birthday party. Several weeks after the event — and after Ms. Markova’s lawyer reached out to Ms. Lohan’s — the coat quietly made its way back to its owner. According to The New York Post, Ms. Markova set her lawyer in motion after she saw photographs of Ms. Lohan wearing the fur while exiting the club.