If you recognize the inside of this Long Island City institution, that's because it was heavily featured in the Jennifer Lopez film, Hustlers. Show Palace feels notably less stuffy than strip clubs in Manhattan, and it lauds its own gaudy inside, which is decorated by "majestic chandeliers, bronze railings, plush carpeting, and granite accents." Poles tower over the main stage and reach the ceiling, making aerialists of the girls who work there. Our favorite detail is the neon quote plastered on one of its walls, attributed, unexpecetdly, to Maya Angelou: "I did work in a strip club, but I didn't strip," it reads. "I danced, and I became very popular."
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Show Palace
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- Address
- 42-50 21st St
- Long Island City
- 11101
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