Former Real Housewives of New Jersey star Danielle Staub has stepped away from the stripper pole. The 48-year-old just signed a three year contract with Scores to make live appearances, as well as appearances on ScoresLive.com (guess she didn't take home the big restaurant challenge prize). However, after fully nude photos of her showed up all over the internet, she walked away from the deal. She says she is now seeking treatment for psychological problems rooted in childhood sexual abuse. And she's seeking that treatment from Dr. Drew Pinsky, so she must be serious about this because surely getting "treatment" from a reality television doctor isn't a play to get a new reality television contract. more ›

Former Real Housewife of New Jersey Danielle Staub has returned to the stripper pole from whence she came. While she had described her former job as "burlesque dancer," she is now taking off her tops and bottoms for the masses at Scores right here in New York. According to TMZ, she's signed a three-year contract in which she "agreed to do one live appearance and occasionally appear on ScoresLive.com." The club sent over some very NSFW photos of the 48-year-old on the pole, and you can click through to view them—we have censored them for you (you're welcome). more ›

Reversing the trend of the past four years, city high schoolers scored better than last year's test group on all three sections of the SAT this year. Out of a possible 800 in each section, test takers scored an average of 439 in reading, 462 in math and 434 in writing, and there has been an increase in participation among white, black, Hispanic and Asian students. However, most gains are attributed to white and Asian students and we're still under the national average (501 in reading, 516 in math and 492 in writing). Speaking of the SATs, we just wanted to use this post to finally have an opportunity to write "absquatulate" in a sentence. more ›

With her accountant husband accused of running a $59 million Ponzi scheme, a former Scores stripper was in court on Thursday in an attempt to get their assets unfrozen. Sadly for Diane Passage, a SEC attorney said, "Ms. Passage would not be the first spouse of a fraudster to be harmed by their spouse, but unfortunately, our priority is the investors." more ›

A former stripper at the upscale Penthouse Executive Club is suing over a billboard that depicts her as a dancer for Scores, citing "emotional distress." Well yeah, a girl's gotta protect her reputation! Nicole Hughes filed a suit with the Manhattan Supreme Court saying she was forced to take part in a photo shoot for Penthouse in 2008. She was paid only $4 but assured her photos would only be associated with the Penthouse brand. According to the Post, that's not what happened. more ›

Former Scores stripper (and author of No Man's Land, Ruth Fowler, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the club last year alleging (amongst other things) that she was pressured into having sex with upscale clients as well as managers. Now the Daily News reports that the strip club is striking back; yesterday their lawyers claimed Fowler was "frequently topless" and left the impression on male bosses "that she would have an interest in seeing them or entertaining their attentions outside of the club premises." We're not strip club experts, but... sounds like the girl was just doing her job! Her lawyer reacted to the club's legal team by saying they're just giving "the typical lame answer of blaming the victim." more ›

Big news, gentlemen: Real estate investor Robert Gans, who also owns the Penthouse Executive Club over on the west side, has purchased the Scores West building on 28th Street. The club closed last May after a prostitution bust cost owners their liquor license, and it's currently closed for renovations. The Observer reports that Gans bought it at a discount, paying $9.58 million—half a million dollars less than the previous owners paid. And it's going to be just "grand," at least according to a "club insider" who got all nostalgic on an industry message board: "The owners of Penthouse want to bring back the old glory days of lap dances, bringing back the celebrity draw, the great customer service, drop-dead beautiful girls, and just a rip-roarin' great strip club experience... Additionally there will be a dress code, so again, it keeps out the bums." Ah, the glory days. This is the same Scores where Owen Wilson rode his bike, where Lindsay Lohan pole danced! Why, just think of the history on those poles. more ›

The east side Scores will pick up its crumpled dollar bills and jiggle into history by the end of the year, the Daily News reports. It's not quite clear if this means the entire Scores chain, which includes clubs outside of New York, is going down, but a lawyer for the owners says, "It's over; it is what it is." more ›

Over 70 exotic dancers are joining a lawsuit against Scores. Last year, a former bartender sued the pleasure palace chain, claiming that management wouldn't give workers their fair share of the club's "Diamond Dollars" payment plan. The lawsuit claims club charges customers a 20% fee for every $100 in Diamond Dollars purchased and when workers redeem their Diamond Dollars tips, the club keeps 10%. The NY Post, which calls Scores "the mammary mecca," reports a judge wants both sides to settle. The plaintiff's lawyer said, "These workers made a lot of money for Scores. Now they're just asking for what's rightfully theirs." more ›

A former Scores dancer has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the club alleging all sorts of mistreatment while she worked there back in 2005. In a lawsuit filed yesterday, Ruth Fowler says that the club pressured dancers into having sex with upscale clients as well as managers. Scores has denied accusations that prostitution took place in the club since having its liquor license revoked in March after police found dancers having sex for money on the premises. Among other claims, the NY Daily News reports that Fowler alleges "her audition lasted just 30 seconds while dancers who managers had no intention of hiring were forced to bump and grind for 20 minutes" and that "a manager once smeared a steaming hot steak over her face." Earlier this summer, Fowler published the memoir No Man's Land about her life as a stripper. more ›

Yesterday a federal judge threw out a lawsuit from the famous strip club Scores that accused the state of harassment after revoking its liquor license this past May. The State Liquor Authority ordered that drinks stop being served at both Scores East (which filed the suit) as well as Scores West, the Chelsea location where dancers were allegedly getting paid to do more than just give lap dances. Scores will have to take its case directly to the SLA in order to get its license back. The club, best known for being championed throughout the years by Howard Stern, accuses the city of fabricating prostitution charges in order to take away their first amendment right to have topless dancing. more ›

The Politicker has this hilarious photograph outside the East 60th Street location of strip club Scores touting a Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama ticket, as well as John McCain-Michael Bloomberg one. Nice to know that even though manager Harvey Osher and owner Richard Goldring failed to pay $3.1 million in taxes, they still believe in the democratic process. (Osher is serving weekend stints in prison; Goldring is getting probation.) more ›

The city’s food charities are dealing with dire shortages this year, exacerbated by cutbacks in federal food aid. Many places like St. Benedict the Moor Neighborhood Center in the South Bronx are almost barren; according to today’s Times, the center’s pantry used to be stacked up to the ceiling with food but now holds just “a few sacks of potatoes, some cornflakes, juice and peanut butter.” To help fill the void, City Harvest, the non-profit... more ›