Lonnie Hanover

Still reeling from the fallout of its highly publicized 2007 prostitution bust, embattled Manhattan strip club Scores West has filed for bankruptcy.

Court papers filed on Friday point to "mounting tax debt" and a "loss in sales" at the voluptuous 10,000-square-foot venue at 536 W. 28th St. "as a result of the actions by the New York State Liquor Authority proceeding against the [club] to revoke its liquor license."  read more »

In August, the jovial jiggle-joint promoter Lonnie Hanover quit shilling for scandal-ridden Scores.

Last week, Mr. Hanover, dressed in all black, warmly welcomed members of the press last week to a private cocktail reception at his new venue, Rick’s Cabaret at 50 West 33rd Street. “I’ve finally found a strip club I can be proud of,” he joked, though he waved away photographers, thrusting leggy performers to the forefront instead.  read more »