NYPD Shuts Down 12 Suspected Brothels in Queens

Overview

• 12 massage parlors in Queens, New York, suspected of operating as brothels, were shut down by the NYPD in a coordinated operation.
• The operation was overseen by Mayor Eric Adams, who participated in a tactical meeting at the 115th Precinct before the NYPD went out to close the parlors.
• Undercover NYPD officers had previously visited the parlors, where workers agreed to perform sex acts in exchange for a fee.
• No arrests were made or summonses given out during the raid, but New York Supreme Court orders were issued to close the parlors through the city’s nuisance abatement law.
• NYPD Assistant Commissioner Kaz Daughtry warned that the NYPD would use every tool at their disposal to shutter houses of ill repute and repeat the process if they reopened under a different name.