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Thanks a lot, New York Times. Barely six weeks after profiling a massive swingers' club and buffet (free valet parking!) in Sunset Park, the Man has gotten a preliminary injunction to shut it down. NY Law Journal reports that three undercover inspectors investigating Club Casbar observed more than "150 incidents of prohibited sexual activity." Nice work if you can get it! Prosecutors say the alleged acts violated Sanitary Code ยง24-2.2, which states, "No establishment shall make facilities available for the purpose of sexual activities in which... high risk sexual activity takes place." (The statute defines "high risk sexual activity" as fellatio and anal intercourse.) Down by the Hipster says the closure meant the social club Kinky Jews had to cancel their 4th annual sex-themed Passover seder! But judging by their website, it seems they found someplace else to whip each other with chocolate licorice wands and, according to The Forward, sing a sex-positive version of “Dayenu,” with lyrics like, “If she only dressed in leather/Bright and shiny patent leather/If she only dressed in leather/Dayenu.” Sure, that's probably TMI, but having read to the bottom of a sex club story, you have only yourself to blame.
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I think a law defining "high risk sexual activity" should take into account the risk of the state having to bear the cost of raising a bastard love child conceived in this club.
States and cities can regulate sexual behavior if they want, but is that what we really want as citizens? Who wrote that law and passed it? That's scary that sexual behavior can be regulated.
Are we going to turn into Texas and ban anal sex for all? (Not that I necessarily participate in such activities.)
Stay out of my bedroom, government.
After reading this story, go back to the main Gothamist page and read the title of the story that came before this one.
Tee Hee Hee....
WOW, felatio is high risk?? Hmmm, think my fiance will fall for that one??
But, on a serious note, why is felatio & anal considered high risk and not regular old sex, or everything else for that matter?
Actually, 24-2.2 doesn't make that distinction. It says this: No establishment shall make facilities available for the purpose of sexual activities where anal intercourse, vaginal intercourse or fellatio take place. Such facilities shall constitute a threat to the public health.
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/phforum/nycrr10.htm
After confirming on Westlaw that the above text is the current law, I'm guessing that the NY Law Journal quoted from an old version. Or even from an old lawsuit that had referenced the law at that time, since the only place I can find that sentence is in the text of a suit the city filed against a bath house in 1986.
LOL, so cunnilingus is totally legit?? (oh i'm gonna have a field day when i get home!)
It's way too north, on the upper edge of Greenwood Cemetary to be even considered a part of Sunset Park. Sunset Park already (and unfortunately) has enough skeezy strip clubs of it's own, no thank you very much.
Combined swingers' club and buffet? Gives a whole new meaning to "all you can eat."
social club Kinky Jews, LOL, Will Woody Allen host the event?
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(Gay/Straight/Top/Bottom)
Shalom, since when is top or bottom a sexual orientation, why in the hell did I check their website. why did gothamist put the link?
So if I get a nice couch and am just the fucking man by bringing bitches home nightly, does that mean that I'm creating a facility for sex?
BALLER.
Not as long as you don't charge them or sell them anything. "Establishment shall mean any place in which entry, membership, goods or services are purchased."
" three undercover inspectors investigating Club Casbar observed more than "150 incidents of prohibited sexual activity.""
...and the promptly hurried home and jacked off furiously....
i try not to drink too much caffein. hi
Aww mannn, I'm always late to the party.
For more information on Casbar's shutdown and other swing clubs in NYC: http://swinginthecity.blogspot.com/2009/04/legality-of-sex-clubs-in-new-york.html