NYC beauty boss sick of X-rated antics, creepy clients from alleged upstairs brothel at trendy storefront

A Manhattan beauty salon owner says a 24-hour massage business above her premises is operating as a brothel, bringing unwanted male visitors, noise and threats into her workplace. The building’s owner is seeking to evict the upstairs business, which denies wrongdoing and says it is legitimate; the dispute matters because it has raised safety and lease-compliance concerns in the shared building.

Katya Young Studios owner Ekaterina Durova says the business moved in during May 2025 and that she has called 911 more than 200 times. She alleges police raided the fourth-floor premises in October 2025, but it reopened the next day; the NYPD did not respond to the newspaper’s questions about the raid. In court, a landlord-hired investigator alleged he was charged a $200 fee and offered sexual services during a visit, while the eviction papers cite online advertising and alleged lease breaches.