Archive for January 11, 2012

Manhattan Strip Clubs: Lawsuit: Dr. Michael Brown Gave Me Herpes

The suit alleges that the woman discovered she had herpes in December 2011, after Brown “had forcibly had anal sex with the plaintiff,” despite the fact that the couple “agreed to take whatever medical tests were necessary to determine that neither of them had any sexually transmitted diseases….” (Although they initially met in 2009, the relationship didn’t really kick off until about July 2011, according to the suit).
Additionally, the suit states, Brown “falsely claimed he had taken the necessary tests and was free of any STD’s. In fact, it was later discovered that the defendant had been taking medication for herpes for a substantial period of time.”
The woman last saw Brown in New York on Christmas, and he dropped her off at Niagra Falls (via private plane) on December 26, 2011, according to the suit. (Brown had “arranged for at least three apartments to be rented in New York” for the couple to stay in, including a suite at the Waldorf).
Hair Balls reported Tuesday that, during the time of this alleged relationship, Brown had allegedly paid for the company of four strippers.

See the full article from “Houston Press (blog)”

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Manhattan Adult Entertainment: Empty Future: Why Vacant Buildings in Bed-Stuy Stay Unoccupied

Moses Fried’s unoccupied building in Bedford-Stuyvesant. (Keldy Ortiz / The Brooklyn Ink)
The Lefferts Hotel in Bedford-Stuyvesant was built as a pleasant place for guests to rest. There are no guests today, and it is hardly pleasant. The five story Lefferts building sits vacant and dreary, chains wrapped around its door handles.
The building’s history has been troubled in recent years. In 2006, the New York Sun reported that police were investigating prostitution there. The building owner, Moses Fried, told the newspaper at the time, “I’m a Jewish religious man. I would never permit to run prostitution there.”
No charges were filed and the hotel remained open, only to be closed in March 2010 by the Building Department because of unpaid building violations. According to department records, 127 Lefferts alone has accumulated $90,500 in unpaid fines since 2006. Most of the violations grow out of 125 and 127 Lefferts Place having been combined into one building “60 years ago,” Fried said, leaving insufficient “fire separation” under current codes.

See the full article from “The Brooklyn Ink”

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Manhattan Adult Entertainment: New York Governor Cuomo’s casino gamble

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Perhaps the proposal in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address last week that created the most buzz is Mr. Cuomo’s plan to seek approval to allow casinos to open on non-Indian lands around the state. The Catskills, in particular, have been touted as an ideal place for casinos in order to bring back tourism and revive the moribund economy.
It’s an idea that has intrigued Mr. Cuomo’s predecessors, including Republican George Pataki, as well as state lawmakers and local officials around the state.
It’s not hard to understand why the concept is so popular among officials.
But gambling has its dark side. Beyond its exploitative and regressive nature, there’s no question that casinos serve as a magnet for a host of destructive social ills, such as prostitution, alcohol and drug abuse and criminal behavior.

See the full article from “SILive.com”

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Manhattan Strip Clubs: Fancy Blackstonesucks.com? Blackstone got in first

Blackstone appears to have a sensitivity to criticism that “it sucks”. Variations of Blackstonesucks.com and StephenSchwarzmansucks.com were among those registered by MarkMonitor. Stephen Schwarzman is the co-founder and chief executive of Blackstone.
“Registering defensive domain names is a very common practice for large brands. Defensive domain names can represent 90 percent or more of a large brand’s portfolio,” MarkMonitor spokeswoman Te Smith said, declining to comment specifically on Blackstone.
Rivals for the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidency are leading a full-blown assault on front-runner Mitt Romney’s track record at private equity peer Bain Capital, leading the rest of the industry to fear collateral damage.
Private equity professionals are having to defend their record as job creators against popular criticism of them as asset-strippers in pin-striped suits, saddling companies with debt, selling their assets and taking dividends.

See the full article from “Portfolio.com”

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