By Nina Burleigh 3/14/12 7:30am

Features

(Illo: Fred Harper)

With Piggy-Loving Madam Cooling Her Heels in Rikers, Will Her Clients Get Off?

Just before Christmas last year, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly hosted a small, cosmopolitan group of pretty young women in his office at 1 Police Plaza. Most were immigrants to the city, having come from Asia, Central America, Eastern Europe and around the United States. Because of the sensitive nature of what they would discuss, only two other officials were present—the NYPD’s chief counsel and the commanding officer in charge of vice.

The women spoke different languages but had at least one thing in common: they had all been brought to the city to labor in the sex industry. The non-natives’ first English words were “blow job” and “fuck.” Read More

By Michael Ewing 3/09/12 6:07pm

Troubling Developments

How much for a night here? (Property Shark)

Inside the Brothels of the Rich and Famous: Welcome to the Hovel of Love and Sheffield Arms

What’s a better way to blow the last few thousands of your Wall Street bonus than on a prostitute?

The market is shriveling up, however. In recent months, The NYPD has made some strong sweeps in removing high profile prostitutes off the streets. Well, out of their apartments—no one actually walks the streets anymore thanks to Craiglist and Rentboy.com.

But some of their apartments are a bit iffy. Read More