Hochul deploys state troopers to NYC’s ‘Market of Sweethearts’ to clean up crime-infested block where hookers prowl
Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed New York state troopers Tuesday to help the NYPD take control of a sleazy stretch of Jackson Heights overrun by crime and prostitutes — an area nicknamed the “Market of Sweethearts.” Troopers were seen gathering with local cops along Roosevelt Avenue near 83rd and 84th streets, awaiting instructions on specific patrols to clean up what neighborhood activists decried as a corridor that had become an “urban crime zone” and home to “more brothels than bodegas.” Kaz Daughtry, NYPD deputy commissioner of operations, was on the scene, indicating the importance of the mission — which came after fed-up local...
Bloodthirsty Venezuelan gangsters might be pimping migrant women in NYC’s ‘Market of Sweethearts’: cops
The NYPD is investigating if the deadly Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is pimping women in Queens’ “Market of Sweethearts” — where dozens of prostitutes boldly plied their trade this week in defiance of a law-enforcement crackdown. It was business as usual on the notorious sex corridor along Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights when The Post visited Tuesday night, less than a week after the NYPD and State Police kicked off their operation to fight the scourge of sex trafficking that has soared with the migrant influx to the city. Even as 30 officers patrolled the area, a fiery red-head in a sequined top...
New York City launches quality-of-life operation to fight sex trafficking, prostitution in Queens
Quality-of-life concerns are at the top of mind in Queens, where community members and officials say prostitution, illegal brothels and other issues have plagued neighborhoods.On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon and other city officials announced a multi-agency task force to fight back against those concerns. It's known as "Operation Restore Roosevelt."It will cover multiple neighborhoods along Roosevelt Avenue, including Elmhurst, North Corona, and Jackson Heights, an area that resident Gloria Contreras says is no place to live."If I'm walking with my daughter, it's really dangerous because I have to explain to her what's going on," said...
State troopers, NYPD descend on AOC's 'Red Light' neighborhood to clamp down on rampant prostitution, crime
New York state troopers were deployed to help the NYPD tackle rampant crime and prostitution in a Queens neighborhood, part of which is represented by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.