It's bad enough when an adult finds a camera hidden in the bathroom of a Starbucks. But when a five-year-old makes the discovery, it is the stuff of possible trauma—and million-dollar lawsuits. A little girl is suing the coffee chain corporation for compensatory and punitive damages, citing "invasion of privacy, negligence, negligent hiring, training and supervision and intentional infliction of emotional distress" over incident at a Washington, D.C. Starbucks. more ›

Last week, a Connecticut man was charged with 12 counts of voyeurism after a camera was found in the men's bathroom of a Starbucks. The suspect, Paul Deveau, was identified by Starbucks employees as a frequent customer named Paul, but now the man who found the camera says the employees ignored his discovery. more ›

Broadway stage manager for the acclaimed, Tony award-winning production of South Pacific was arraigned last night in Manhattan Supreme Court on a charge of unlawful surveillance. Michael Brunner, 54, turned himself in for questioning after one of the actresses in the show found an iPhone in her dressing room filming her while she changed. The victim also saw Brunner in her dressing room before she walked in. Naturally, the Post has a fantastically awful headline: "A 'South Peep-cific' voyeur rap." more ›

After a week of hearing all about these exhibitionists at the Standard Hotel, someone has finally sent us an image. See a much larger version here, and try to guess what's actually happening in this hotel room. Or don't. As Vanishing NY points out, city living has always offered glimpses into stranger's lives; two years ago HBO projected this on the side of a LES building, and before that we had films like Rear Window. The site points out that the Standard's management has created the dullest version of a voyeuristic experience, and "In his direction, the luxury hotelier lacks the depth and nuance of Hitchcock." It's true, but what does one expect from André Balazs? Maybe the residents at the Hotel Chelsea should create an artier version of this. more ›