Queens sex workers, vendors protest NYPD’s Roosevelt Ave. crime crackdown
Sex workers and their supporters are pushing back against an industry crackdown along a stretch of Roosevelt Ave. in Queens, ...
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War on Roosevelt Avenue: Sex workers push back as NYPD, City Hall cracks down on prostitution and illegal vendors in Queens
The raids continue on Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue a week after City Hall declared war on the prostitution and other illegal ...
Sex workers, illegal vendors at NYC ‘Market of Sweethearts’ rally for more rights in unusual protest
Cops have been trying to bust up a sleazy migrant ‘Market of Sweethearts’ in Queens for months, but sex workers and vendors ...
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A new deal for Roosevelt Avenue: What the NYPD is doing to stop prostitution on Queens strip
Top NYPD brass and Mayor Eric Adams announced an action plan Tuesday night to clean up seedy parts of Queens’ Roosevelt ...
Officials vow to shut down Roosevelt Avenue brothels, rescue sex trafficking victims
On Tuesday, law enforcement agencies and city officials including Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference in Queens, ...
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NYPD seeks public’s help identifying suspects in Roosevelt Avenue grand larceny
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying two individuals wanted in connection ...
As NYPD cracks down on illegal brothels in Queens, advocates say community needs resources not raids
NEW YORK — There's backlash a week after the New York City Police Department launched an operation to crack down on illegal brothels, sex trafficking and unlicensed vendors along Roosevelt Avenue in ...
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 ...
Operation targets crime, quality-of-life issues on Queens' Roosevelt Avenue
An effort, focusing on quality-of-life concerns and crime, is underway to clean up Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, ...
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Mayor launches controversial crackdown on Roosevelt Ave
Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the city would up its effort to cut down illegal vending, littering and sex trafficking ...
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New York City launches quality-of-life operation to fight sex trafficking, prostitution in Queens
On Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon and other city officials announced a multi-agency enforcement ...