A probe into allegations of an NYPD protection racket in Queens among karaoke clubs has gathered steam, with a number of officers facing administrative and possible criminal charges, Commissioner William Bratton said Tuesday. (newsday.com)
An NYPD sergeant is accusing the police department of covering up the worst sins in the 2015 Queens karaoke club corruption scandal, including a plot to frame a precinct commander for rape. (nystateofpolitics.com)
As in Drive the characters exist within a heightened reality — interiors are perpetually bathed in pools of deep red and blue light; beads of disco - ball light dance and skip off surfaces like drunken spirits; prostitutes wait tables at cheap karaoke clubs, or else adorn plush sofas in neon - lit backrooms like dolls arranged neatly on a dresser, waiting to be played with. (lwlies.com)