Like many other IMBs, the Ming Happy Spa looks innocent enough from Montague Street’s sidewalk. In Queens, which has at least 269 open brothels, the illicit businesses outnumber Starbucks 5 to 1, the data from the intelligence-driven counter-trafficking organization that focuses exclusively on the illicit massage industry shows. The alleged illicit massage business in the upscale neighborhood is one of at least 629 others currently operating across the five boroughs - a network of illegal enterprises so vast, they outnumber Starbucks 2 to 1 citywide, according to data from Heyrick Research.įor every Starbucks that’s in the five boroughs, there are at least two IMBs. seven nights a week, is next door to a high-end women’s boutique and operates an innocuous second-floor storefront that sees a steady stream of well-dressed male clientele late into the night. The Ming Happy Spa on Montague Street, conspicuously open until 1 a.m. In one of New York’s toniest neighborhoods, just a few blocks from the Brooklyn federal courthouse, a shady massage parlor is hidden in plain view.

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