Manhattan Strip Clubs: LIC strip club sues city after losing ruling
LIC strip club sues city after losing ruling
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The legal tussles began more than a decade ago, after the administration of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in 1995 pushed through stricter zoning rules limiting where strip clubs could operate.
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That is because in July 2001, the city rezoned a portion of western Queens that included the strip club property, through the Special Long Island City Mixed-Use District. The new district zoning does not permit strip clubs, but the certificate of occupancy was issued in May 2002 despite that. The city says in BSA documents that it was given in error.
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And Scandals was not the only strip club in Queens Plaza to attract the attention of the DOB. In July 2009, the agency closed Citiscapes, a strip club at 24-02 Queens Plaza South, issuing a partial vacate order claiming that the club did not have proper exits. The club owner could not immediately be reached for comment.