NYPD Shuts Down 12 Suspected Brothels in Queens

Mayor Eric Adams oversees operation, with NYPD Assistant Commissioner Kaz Daughtry warning of continued action against illegal establishments.

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.