Jason Itzler
New York Strip Clubs and High End Escorts To Benefit From Financial Crisis
Ashley Dupre has a secret.
As most New York industries entered total terror last week, it seems Manhattan's strip clubs are not losing any business. New York Magazine reports that at Rick's Cabaret last Tuesday night, all 20 VIP suites were occupied and the main room was a love fest of lap dances and neck massages.
One stripper named Margo told the magazine, “I was giving a back rub to some guy earlier tonight. I told him he had some knots in his neck. He was like, ‘Yeah, I work at Lehman.’ ”
Sudhir Venkatesh, a sociologist at Columbia University, told New York that while strip clubs will eventually begin losing profits like everyone else, high-end call girls will see an increase in revenue. read more »
