{"id":328728,"date":"2026-08-24T21:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/328728\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:30:21","slug":"hells-kitchen-spa-near-elementary-school-ordered-closed-after-complaints-and-undercover-prostitution-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/328728\/","title":{"rendered":"Hell\u2019s Kitchen Spa Near Elementary School Ordered Closed After Complaints and Undercover Prostitution Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

A massage spa on W44th Street, less than 200 feet from a Hell\u2019s Kitchen elementary school, has been ordered closed after the City alleged that two undercover NYPD operations found workers offering sexual acts in exchange for money.<\/p>\n

\"\"Natural Spa at 505 W44th Street has been closed by court order. Photo: Catie Savage<\/p>\n

Natural Spa<\/a>, at 505 W44th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, was shuttered under an August 19 order from Manhattan Supreme Court Justice James E d\u2019Auguste as part of a nuisance-abatement lawsuit filed by the City.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\"Catie\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

As a Hell’s Kitchen resident since 2005, I have lived in both the W30s and W50s. After a 15 year career in the luxury fashion industry, I made a pivot to community advocacy in 2020. In addition to my role as Deputy Editor at W42ST, I am founder of the local non-profit cleanup group Litter Legion, co-chair of HK49-54 Block Alliance and a former member of Manhattan Community Board 4. I\u2019m deeply committed to improving my neighborhood and serving the people who call it home.<\/p>\n

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