New York Massage Parlors: Male masseuse in massage parlor bust
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Massage parlor busts ordinarily involve women, but Closter police arrested a male masseuse and charged him with having sexual contact with a patron.
New York Massage Parlors: Prostitution convictions of two Garfield masseuses upheld on appeal
Prostitution convictions of two Garfield masseuses upheld on appeal
Monday, January 9, 2012 Last updated: Monday January 9, 2012, 8:41 PM
The convictions of two Garfield masseuses on prostitution charges were upheld on appeal Monday.
Hong Yue Cai had admitted sexually servicing customers at the River Spa massage parlor on River Drive in Garfield, but later appealed the conviction, arguing that the city’s definition of “sexual conduct” was unconstitutionally vague, according to court documents.
Cai and a second woman, Bo Liu, who operated the parlor, were arrested on prostitution charges in November 2008 after one of them propositioned an undercover police officer, authorities at the time. A customer interviewed by police at the parlor also admitted to receiving a “hand release” from masseuses at the spa on several occasions in exchange for money, according to court documents.
New York Massage Parlors: Google Plans Aggressive Hiring in Manhattan in 2012
Newman pointed to the city’s emerging status as a hub of the tech industry as a large reason why the company’s grown so much in New York. Facebook, Twitter and many others have either set up or expanded offices in the city over the past year, with Mayor Michael Bloomberg cheerleading the growing tech scene.
In December, Bloomberg declared Cornell University as the winner of a $100 million bid to build a state-of-the-art engineering and applied science graduate school on Roosevelt Island.
In addition to their new staffers, Google also acquired four New York-based companies in 2011: Zagat, AdMeld, NextNewNetworks, and RightsFlow. It was unclear how many staffers from each of the companies were absorbed into Google.
Most of Google’s New York employees sit on the fifth floor of the Chelsea building, where they have access to amenities like a massage parlor, scooters, a catered cafeteria, and a “jam” room where staffers can play music.
See the full article from “DNAinfo”
New York Massage Parlors: Guild sends poison pen letter to Sulzberger
A former ad sales person at the paper, Dan Lorenzo, has been promoted to editor-in-chief. Lorenzo and Hayden never disguised their contempt for one another, even as they worked cheek by jowl for nearly two decades.
Hayden said he hired Lorenzo 18 years ago to sell ads and that he still performs in a heavy metal band and has only a high school education.
Counters Lorenzo: “I’ve been selling advertising for 18 years. Most of that time I also acted as copy editor. In all honesty, my writing/proofreading skills are that of a high school student — and that puts me a few grades ahead of our former editor.”
Metropolis Nights, meanwhile, traces its roots to Dallas where a former US Marine, Robert Gartside, started a membership club that got fellow leathernecks discounts on everything from limos to massage parlors — for a monthly fee.
New York Massage Parlors: A real bite of the Big Apple
And the food ain’t much better. But the cliche photo opportunity out the front is well worth the trip.
The cafe visit is just one part of the tour, and understandably Kramer rates it as the “No. 1″ thing to do on a trip to New York.
In our wide-ranging conversation about the Big Apple over a typically hearty New York breakfast, he also offers a circumspect, albeit irreverent, view about the city he loves.
“This neighbourhood used to be horrible,” he says of the now clean and ridiculously overpriced theatre district where he lives.
“It used to be massage parlours, peep shows and dirty bookstores. It was the red-light district of New York. It was just horrible . . . but, I’ll be honest, I do miss it a little bit.”
New York Massage Parlors: Pompton Lakes and Riverdale police investigate complaints about prostitution …
Pompton Lakes and Riverdale police investigate complaints about prostitution activity, make arrests
Monday, December 5, 2011 Last updated: Monday December 5, 2011, 1:43 PM
After almost two months of investigating two local massage parlors alleged to be associated with illegal prostitution, Pompton Lakes and Riverdale police have charged several women.
Riverdale Detective John Barone said his investigation was launched because of information from an anonymous source that Riverdale Therapy, in the Blimpie’s shopping center on Hamburg Turnpike, was “giving more than massages.”
Working with undercover officers for about two months, Barone said he was able to establish probable cause for a search warrant at Riverdale Therapy. The warrant was executed with help from Pompton Lakes officers at 8 p.m. last Friday.
At that time, police charged Jin Yuji, 41, of Flushing, N.Y., with two counts of prostitution, and Hyang Hwang, 46, of an unknown address, with hindering apprehension for allegedly giving a false identity to authorities. Both were released with a Dec. 6 court date. Police also …
New York Massage Parlors: Di Ionno: On NJ road, the world’s dreams unfold
Route 27 is no melting pot. It is a foundry, where the blast furnace of New Jersey life has molded people from all over the world into Americans.
Like those people, Route 27 is many things. It is a potholed, angry street beaten down by the weight of container trucks through industrial Newark. It is an immigration alley through Elizabeth, where restaurants, phone-card and money-order stores and immigration service offices reflect the exploding Latin community.
It is a commuter’s nightmare, hopelessly congested where it runs parallel to the Northeast Corridor in Woodbridge and feeds the office parks surrounding MetroPark. It is a straight stretch of factory town in Edison, where the expansive plants of Exxon Chemical and Revlon and other corporate campuses line the roadway, and massage parlors hang signs unabashed among the Chinese restaurants and nail salons.
New York Massage Parlors: Two Boonton massage parlor employees are charged with prostitution
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A map view of Mechanic Street in Boonton, where two employees of a massage parlor were arrested on prostitution charges.
BOONTON — A Boonton massage parlor appeared to have been “offering more than massages,” and an employee and a part-owner are now facing prostitution related offenses, according to the town’s police department.
Amy Hong Xizang, 46, of Flushing, N.Y. is suspected of offering to engage in sexual activity in exchange for money and Hong Li, 49, also of Flushing, was charged with promoting prostitution. The two New York City residents affiliated with Boonton Body Works on Main Street were arrested earlier this month and are awaiting a court date following detectives’ investigation into the parlor, police said.
Boonton police had followed up on a resident’s report to police of unusual amounts of commerce taking place at the establishment by enlisting the cooperation of detectives from a neighboring municipality, who then made appointments at the parlor and were in turn offered additional services, Lt. Thomas Turrisi said.
New York Massage Parlors: Week In Review: Little Neck Drug Store, RKO Keith and the One-Year Anniversary …
The NYC Marathon snaked its way through the five boroughs last Sunday, meaning the past week was one of recovery for local runners. Little Neck massage parlor Keep in Touch is doling out post-race massages to runners for $15 off their normal price. If you ran the marathon and haven’t taken the time to get the knots worked out, do so now!
Crime in the 111th Precinct is down, but so are the number of cops patrolling the area, Capt. Ron Leyson told the audience at Tuesday’s Community Board 11 meeting. Read more about the NYPD’s lower numbers here.
For Chandra Gajulapalli, owner and head pharmacist of the Little Neck Drug Store, business is personal. Read about how an independent drug store has successfully found its niche in a sea of chains here.
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New York Massage Parlors: "Prostitution Broker" convicted for international sex trafficking
After a one-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Kimba M. Wood, Cho was found guilty of conspiring with others to induce or entice women to travel across state lines for the purpose of engaging in prostitution, and for personally transporting individuals across state lines for the same purpose. The 32-year old Cho is the last of 17 defendants to be convicted as part of this wide-ranging, international conspiracy.
Two other suspects charged in the conspiracy case remain fugitives.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “The conviction of Min Su Cho closes a chapter in the prosecution of those responsible for a vast, international sex trafficking ring that exploited countless women. This guilty verdict also sends a clear message to others engaging in similar conduct that they will be punished.”
According to indictment and the evidence presented at trial, a network of brothels in the Koreatown section of Manhattan masqueraded as massage parlors, used various brokers and taxi drivers to provide a steady supply of women to engage in prostitution.
See the full article from “Examiner.com”