LONG ISLAND CITY — The "all nude" strip club Show Palace was shut down Friday by a court order citing drug sales, according to police.
The club, at 42-50 21st St. near Queensboro Plaza, was temporarily shut down due to "criminal sale/possession of controlled substances and marijuana," according to a restraining order posted on the club's front door.
It was closed under the Nuisance Abatement Law, according to court records, which is used by police to crack down on drug sales on commercial properties. An NYPD spokesman said the shutdown was temporary, though it was not immediately clear when the bar would be able to reopen.
Messages left for the club were not immediately returned Tuesday. A sign on the front door signed by management said it would reopen "next week," though it was not clear when the note was posted.
Located just off the Queensboro Bridge, Show Palace boasts on its website of being "the largest, most opulent and only all nude, 18 and over gentlemen’s cabaret" in the city.
It's drawn the ire of Community Board 2 in the past, with the board opposing the club's previous bids at getting a liquor license.
The club, which currently only serves non-alcoholic drinks, applied once again to obtain a liquor license in July, according to a spokesman of the State Liquor Authority. Its application is expected to be reviewed by the SLA on Wednesday, the spokesman said.
An online petition in support of granting Show Palace a liquor license argues that doing so would help the club create more than 100 new jobs, including bartenders and wait staff.
"The success of our business will bring much-needed additional sales tax dollars to the local economy, monies that will help fund education, transportation and other basic services," reads the petition, which has 71 signatures.
