The West Side Club « Sex is not permitted here: [If] we find out somebody does that, we kick them out, » says one WSC staffer who asks to remain anonymous. « This is a social club, not a sex club. » So what does a $40-a-year membership to this exclusive Chelsea locale buy? Round-the-clock access to showers, a locker room and suites (in which the only furniture is a bench). Of course, rumor has it that you go here for more than a steamy rub-a-dub-dub. 27 W 20th St between Broadway and Sixth Ave (212-691-2700, westsideclubnyc)
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Comstock Films Started in 1995, this husband-and-wife production company specializes in crafting « tenderhearted romantic comedies, shot documentary-style with explicit sex scenes. » Although husband Tony is skeptical about Manhattan’s inherent sexiness (« People come here to work-they don’t come to fuck »), there is something to be said for the fact that Comstock’s first crop of featured couples are all Manhattanitesstockfilms
Dark Alley Media Porno king Owen Hawk (see page 20) runs the very raunchy Dark Alley Media from the fifth floor of a building in Columbus Circle, and has worn every hat in the business: producer, director and star. Dark Alley’s first movie was Mutiny, shot aboard the Frying Pan. « We did the whole thing on a microbudget, probably $7,000, and pulled a ton of favors to get it done, » says Hawk. « It’s the story of an evil captain who abuses his crew until they launch a mutiny against him-which of course means a gang bang in porn world. » darkalley