First Visit Since Incident

I stopped by on a Tuesday early afternoon and this was my first visit here since the raid that went down right around the holidays. For those unfamiliar with the details of what occurred, see the following post: https://patch.com/new-jersey/secaucus/ajs-go-go-bar-was-hub-prostitution-drugs-secaucus-cops-say. When you first enter the club, there is a huge stage in the middle of the room with the bar surrounding it with more than ample seating. The private lap dance room is off to the right, with a couple of pool tables to the left of that room and the bathrooms at the far back of the place. There is supposedly a special VIP section upstairs, but I don't know if it is even utilized anymore.

As usual, it took awhile for the action to begin as far as dancers taking the stage is concerned and, when it did, they had two girls dancing at the same time. Each pair of dancers does a 10-15 minute stint, then they circle the bar for their mandatory tips. There appeared to be about 8 or 9 total dancers on shift with just about all of them in the 6-7 range. There were about half as many customers in the club while I was there, myself included. Of all of the girls who were there, the only one who caught my eye was a buxom Dominican brunette who I believe said her name was Noella. When she came over for a tip, I spoke to her briefly and then requested a dance to which I received a sort of partial head nod. As she came off stage, she made her way over to one of the other few customers who must have been one of her regulars based on how they greeted each other. Then naturally they went off into the private room for what was probably a half hour or longer although I can't say for sure. After they emerged from the room, she then immediately joined him at the bar and, at that point, I grabbed my jacket and left since I it was not worth it to hang around for who knows how much longer until she finally detached herself from his side and there wasn't anyone else I saw who I was interested in for a lap dance. I was hoping to provide an update on how things are from a logistics standpoint since the trouble they recently had, but I was essentially cockblocked by the other customer. I will say this, the overwhelming attitude I perceived from just about all of the women was one of standoffishness and slight paranoia. On top of that, bartender service was basically non-existent and it is difficult to say how much of that is related to recent happenings. Even when the girls came around for their tips, most of them barely smiled and seemed to want to get away as quickly as possible. Other than the one I liked who attached herself to that guy like flies to a garbage truck, none of the other dancers approached any other customers and they all either sat at the bar playing with their phones or else a few of them congregated in the semi-circular couch area behind and to the right of the stage/bar. This had been happening to some extent prior to the raid, but this time was pretty much unprecedented among the dozen or so times I have been to this club over the past several years. Perhaps things are a bit different at night but, based on this experience, I'm not planning a return visit anytime soon.