Strip Club Reports

[Ed Haskell]

I went 2 weeks ago sat night, $25 cover, $10 beers. 15 women over 40,1 under 30 long time dancer type LA who said first and last time ever at Hustlers, all but her had a wig. Go on Lido Promoter nights, you'll save half the $ to find out its empty. Your largest danger walking to Hustlers is stepping on a orange "insulin needle". Unless your barefoot its not going to hurt you. Nobody will come up to you asking for a dollar or with a knife. There are random *upscale* people walking around at all hours of the night near hustlers /51/11th ave.

I only once in fall 2020 ever got anywhere near to doing the $150/15 thing upstairs but I strategically bailed memorizing to do it if I ever see her again, I came 3 more times, nope, she quit.

"women over 40", Jesus! I think I'll pass. Much better bang for the buck at the Asian spa parlors.

That's too bad, there used to be some hotties at HC back in the day, even if it was expensive. Thanks for the advice.

[Patcat88]

Speaking of all places being random, has anyone been to Scores recently?

I've walked by Scores 3 times in summer and fall 2021, the place is graphittied and abandoned beyond redemption along with VIP Club 21 street. Last social media post was Mar 2020 by Scores. They must've told the bank "come and get it" on March 15 2020.

Hey all. Haven't been to the Big Apple in a few years thanks to The Bug, but heading back in a few months. I used to stop by the Hustler Club on West 51st on every trip; usually some good talent there, and fairly liberal (if pricey) lap dances upstairs and in the private rooms down below. How are things there now, are they back in action and decent talent? Worth a visit, and still reasonably safe to walk back to Times Square from there after midnight, or is it now a no-man's-land thanks to Manhattan crime getting worse? TIA.

I went 2 weeks ago sat night, $25 cover, $10 beers. 15 women over 40,1 under 30 long time dancer type LA who said first and last time ever at Hustlers, all but her had a wig. Go on Lido Promoter nights, you'll save half the $ to find out its empty. Your largest danger walking to Hustlers is stepping on a orange "insulin needle". Unless your barefoot its not going to hurt you. Nobody will come up to you asking for a dollar or with a knife. There are random *upscale* people walking around at all hours of the night near hustlers /51/11th ave.

I only once in fall 2020 ever got anywhere near to doing the $150/15 thing upstairs but I strategically bailed memorizing to do it if I ever see her again, I came 3 more times, nope, she quit.

Thursday was close to Flash Dancers (At the former Private Eyes location). I started the night off at Flash, went to CLV, then back to Flash because the talent was better and they seem to have relaxed their hands policy a bit.

I went last week, 4 pm daylight to Flash, free cover because daylight. Met 3 ex-CLV, ex-Le Rouge girls who are infamous to me, wink and a hi and we split. I was able to go PPM / number shopping for new talent, and I did "win" for $40 or $20 a girl, my idea to do a dance. I got zero mileage floor dance wise, but most numbers that work in my whole life at an above ground club in 1 shot. But Hackensack, Elizabeth, Montclair. Not sure I'd ever coordinate fun bc distance.

Last week Thu CLV visit I got a "we can't do that, the boss is watching" from some new to me but not the game girl. I left early since there was nobody else new or hot.

That pissed me off and I luckily found DHT as a replacement. Had the time of my life at DHT, it was amazing. So you're saying Flashdancers is back to its older standards now?

I tried DHT a lot this year because its been a mystery to me. My sugar used to work there a lot but retired with her fortune. I never did songs with her there on purpose. Feels like less rules than Rosewood, but I need to prove it. In August I scored at DHT with a new to me woman. 1 or 2 women per man that night. It really was a private party I thought, when I say scored, $$ to her in 2 chunks separated by a hour. Maybe she was drunk.

Anyways much later in the night I heard pieces of a talk I shouldn't have. Maybe it was about me, or another guest. It didn't affect me that night or coming back. I came back 1 time more to DHT. It was 2 or 3 men per woman, they found some tatted girls with wigs to come late around midnight, because they realized they screwed up by having 4 women for 15 men. My fav was there, but she was a very different person, and said "that was in the moment, I was feeling it, I vibed" "why not now?" "I was feeling sensual then", I dropped her after 3 songs. I believe that talk I heard a month earlier was about me. My Thursday nights are too packed with FA and the $150 place to bother with DHT for a while. I'd try DHT again if they do Tuesday or Fri. / sat like during covid, but I know they won't once Rose reopened. My Thursdays are better spent, hours in a night wise, somewhere else, than DHT unless I purr on E85.

An acquaintance tells me skip DHT's cover, goto Rosewood, same list of girls, you have the same chance at takeout, far less cover if you don't drink. I tried it on a Wed last month. It was 3 men 1 woman, and a dozen bouncers. LIT. Packed. I got 1 song out of boredom and left. Just so many men who look like NFL Draft picks. What are those girls going to want to do with a old guy like me unless I get $300 in songs and never ask for topless? Not worth the hike to the river to fight with 21 year old crypto analysts trying to bag girls for free.

[TheWholeFnShow]

Has anyone been to Rick's Cabaret lately? Anybody see this Vietnamese girl with glasses?

[EAndrews8484]

Mostly. I had better luck early in the evening. The later-night girls seemed to be much more agressive and less accommodating. I feel like all places are random depending on who's working where what night these days. There's very little consistency and you should be willing to hop to another place if you don't jive with the talent.

Speaking of all places being random, has anyone been to Scores recently? The last several times I went (pre-COVID) I spent a fair bit of time shooing away third-rate talent but, on the other hand, got some dances on a two nights I ended up getting dances with two fit, attractive white chicks who worked together in pairs (it was a different pair each time). I found that the hands policy was pretty liberal. The girls asked for a bit of caution when the bouncer was nearby but were otherwise fine with tits and ass. I have a trip planned end of the month to trying to scope out where to go.

[BraveNeWorld]

So you're saying Flashdancers is back to its older standards now?

Mostly. I had better luck early in the evening. The later-night girls seemed to be much more agressive and less accommodating. I feel like all places are random depending on who's working where what night these days. There's very little consistency and you should be willing to hop to another place if you don't jive with the talent.

[Clewis632]

Hey all. Haven't been to the Big Apple in a few years thanks to The Bug, but heading back in a few months. I used to stop by the Hustler Club on West 51st on every trip; usually some good talent there, and fairly liberal (if pricey) lap dances upstairs and in the private rooms down below. How are things there now, are they back in action and decent talent? Worth a visit, and still reasonably safe to walk back to Times Square from there after midnight, or is it now a no-man's-land thanks to Manhattan crime getting worse? TIA.

How about taking a cab if you scared to walk? It's Manhattan, tourist are here it's never going get really bad with the rents in this city.

[Ed Haskell]

Hey all. Haven't been to the Big Apple in a few years thanks to The Bug, but heading back in a few months. I used to stop by the Hustler Club on West 51st on every trip; usually some good talent there, and fairly liberal (if pricey) lap dances upstairs and in the private rooms down below. How are things there now, are they back in action and decent talent? Worth a visit, and still reasonably safe to walk back to Times Square from there after midnight, or is it now a no-man's-land thanks to Manhattan crime getting worse? TIA.

[Visitor1980]

I'd agree with the mixed talent at best comment. Thursday was close to Flash Dancers (At the former Private Eyes location). I started the night off at Flash, went to CLV, then back to Flash because the talent was better and they seem to have relaxed their hands policy a bit. Plus, I love watching girls dance on the pole.

When Flashdancers was at its old location (Broadway?) it wasn't too bad, and you could touch here and there. Then it relocated (around 2019?) and suddenly got stricter. There were now burly security guards walking around at the new location and there was no privacy, you had to "behave. " That pissed me off and I luckily found DHT as a replacement. Had the time of my life at DHT, it was amazing. So you're saying Flashdancers is back to its older standards now?

[Patcat88]

FWIW $150 cover party will tell its girls to be playboy bunnys with rabbit ears. I expect only half will come as rabbits, the others will be in some fishnet / lingerie / garter belt thing like before. Owner changed the dress code from dresses / gowns to max-skin some months ago to get guys to come back.

[Patcat88]

I got an invite to a Thursday Sept 30,8 pm-3 am, no name lap dance party, swinger vibes, $150 cover, its open bar. Tribeca location, all dances are on beds, not couches. So it can get, umm, wild. No bouncers in the play area. Its 25 "working girls" a night and 2-4 not-P4P women but they don't come with a man. (sugar babies? Free snow? Before I usually say the average girl they hire is a skinny tall or short blondes with 5 inch or less heels. But last event in Aug, a lot of ink girls and mixed girls with 6 inch heels showed up. Music is tribal / trance / house / Berlin / Ibiza. DM me if you want an invite. There is discount on cover available (less than $150 retail) available if we talk about it on DMs.

The last event had 1 eros and 1 tryst girl roaming. The event truly has no name. There isn't one in my texts or in the graphic me and other mongers get. I'll just call it the $150 party forever.

[NYFunRaveller]

They've been doing that since the Pandemic. Masked Nights was folded into C'est La Vie. Not sure who the other two promoters are.

I'd agree with the mixed talent at best comment. Thursday was close to Flash Dancers (At the former Private Eyes location). I started the night off at Flash, went to CLV, then back to Flash because the talent was better and they seem to have relaxed their hands policy a bit. Plus, I love watching girls dance on the pole.

Didn't know about Masked Nights.

There were a few others several years ago that as far as I know are long gone. CLV seems to be the only one left that I know of.

I don't bother with regular strip clubs anymore. They bore me for the most part.

[BraveNeWorld]

I was usually happy with Le Rouge when it was in Hell's Kitchen. I haven't been back since the pandemic though--it may have moved or closed.

Le Rouge just sent out this email:

Reopening plans postponed.

Le Rouge Lounge, aka Lido Lounge, by Joe Lido the original creator of the New York City lap dance party, has been postponed indefinitely. We have been closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic. Our priority was always the health and welfare of our customers and dancers and we never promoted any lap dance parties during the pandemic which could have spread Covid. We are still dealing with increased government regulation relating to Covid and the low office occupancy rate. Due to the closure of several gentlemen's clubs our options have become more limited. We have also looked into starting our own fully licensed adult club but the New York City zoning laws provide extremely difficult barriers.

If LeRouge Lounge, aka Lido Lounge, the original Lido, reopens at some future date, you will get an email from RSVP@LeRougeLounge.com. We apologize if you received emails from an imposter who hacked some of the Lido email lists. Thank you for your past patronage.

[BraveNeWorld]

As soon as some of them moved to renting space in traditional strip clubs the quality went down IMO.

Was at CLV on Thursday. Heard there were actually 4 different "parties" being hosted at the location.

Talent was mixed at best.

They've been doing that since the Pandemic. Masked Nights was folded into C'est La Vie. Not sure who the other two promoters are.

I'd agree with the mixed talent at best comment. Thursday was close to Flash Dancers (At the former Private Eyes location). I started the night off at Flash, went to CLV, then back to Flash because the talent was better and they seem to have relaxed their hands policy a bit. Plus, I love watching girls dance on the pole.

[NYFunRaveller]

I was usually happy with Le Rouge when it was in Hell's Kitchen. I haven't been back since the pandemic though--it may have moved or closed. Business travel is picking up again and I'm likely to resume regular trips to NY soon, so also interested in what's left in this category.

As soon as some of them moved to renting space in traditional strip clubs the quality went down IMO.

Was at CLV on Thursday. Heard there were actually 4 different "parties" being hosted at the location.

Talent was mixed at best.

[EAndrews8484]

What ones are left?

I know CLV is still around as I get their emails.

Rosewood too (tho have never been a fan).

Lido closed down from what I can tell.

Any others worthwhile?

I was usually happy with Le Rouge when it was in Hell's Kitchen. I haven't been back since the pandemic though--it may have moved or closed. Business travel is picking up again and I'm likely to resume regular trips to NY soon, so also interested in what's left in this category.