Map: See which Long Island massage spas have been raided as police, towns attempt to disrupt sex trade

Police have raided nearly 240 spas in the last five years — 85 places more than once — and arrests are up more than 1200%. Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie has the details.

By Sandra Peddie, Bahar Ostadan and Belisa Morillosandra.peddie@newsday.com bahar.ostadan@newsday.com belisa.morillo@newsday.comUpdated June 11, 2026 5:16 pm

Tucked beside kids’ dance studios, salons, medical practices and other family-friendly businesses, sex is for sale at hundreds of massage spas across Long Island.

Demand is fueling a booming illegal industry, even as police are cracking down and arrests are skyrocketing.

Police and town officials raided at least 231 spas in Nassau and Suffolk counties over the last five years. At least 85 have been raided more than once.

Newsday analyzed police and court records for more than 350 women who were arrested and interviewed more than 70 attorneys, sex trafficking experts, local officials, business owners, spa workers and customers.

Search the map below to learn more about the spas that have been raided.

By Newsday Staff

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