When you get a lap dance, do you ever catch yourself thinking, "gee whiz, this really is a fantastic dramatic and/or musical art performance"? Because according to a NY state appeals court, nobody thinks that way—the court has ruled that private lap dances are not artistic performances, and are therefore not tax exempt. Try telling that to Shakira, Rihanna, and (NSFW) Nomi Malone! more ›

It's getting so you can't make a sleazy living in this town anymore: Scandals strip club in Long Island City (conveniently located at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, no cover before 8 p.m.!) is taking the city to court to fight zoning changes forcing the establishment out of the neighborhood. According to court papers obtained by the tabloids, the lawsuit accuses the city of relentlessly shrinking the 21 districts where strip clubs can legally operate. more ›

A Manhattan judge decided he believes at least one of two strippers from Big Daddy Lou's Hot Lap Dance Club who say they’re “just selling fantasy.” He threw out prostitution charges against one woman allegedly caught selling sex to an undercover cop. A decision is expected Tuesday on the fate of a second showgirl—porn star Cassandra Malandri. On Friday she took the stand and gave all the dirty details more ›

Strippers are on trial, so the tabloids are all over it. But the prosecution of two female employees at Big Daddy Lou's Hot Lap Dance Club is turning out more baffling than bawdy. Earlier this week, lawyers for defendants Cassandra Malandri (aka porn star Alexia Moore) and topless dancer Falynn Rodriguez tried to get the case tossed because of what they said was a semantic error in the prosecution's court filing. See, the prosecution wrote "engage, offer and agree" to prostitution, when the state's penal code specifies "or," not "and." (The judge wasn't buying that.) But wait, it gets steamier stupider, and there's a lesbian angle, too! more ›

A married investment broker in his 30s is suing a midtown strip club because one of his dancers hurt him real bad--and not just emotionally. Stephen Chang, who is married and works for an unnamed investment firm, went to the Hot Lap Dance Club [really NSFW beyond the homepage] where his dancer's moves were a little too hot. more ›