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NYPD, Queens and sex workers
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 businesses that have long lined the thoroughfare. Late Monday night, cops shuttered an alleged brothel located at 90-25 Roosevelt Ave.
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, saying that the effort unfairly targets the communities’ most vulnerable members,
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 on the street said the NYPD is just picking on them.
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 Avenue that have been plagued with prostitution activity in recent years. "Operation Restore Roosevelt" brings together multiple city agencies to combat prostitution,
Protests over NYC crackdown on Queens sex workers, street vendors
Protesters gathered in Corona in Queens on Tuesday to demand an end to "Operation Restore Roosevelt," a policing campaign targeting illegal sex work and unlicensed street vendors.
Protesters call for legalization of sex work amid prostitution crackdown
Just last week, "Operation Restore Roosevelt" was launched by Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams in Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and North Corona, with the goal of addressing community concerns over prostitution.
Protesters demand end to sex trafficking task force in Queens
A protest in Queens on Tuesday will call for an end to Operation Restore Roosevelt, a multi-agency task force created by New York City to crack down on sex trafficking along Roosevelt Avenue.
Sex workers, illegal vendors at NYC ‘Market of Sweethearts’ urge cops to leave them alone as they rally for more rights
Cops have been trying to bust up a sleazy migrant 'Market of Sweethearts' in Queens for months, but sex workers and vendors on the street said the NYPD is just picking on them.
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As NYPD cracks down on illegal brothels in Queens, advocates say community needs resources not raids
"Policing and raids are not solutions to safety" Tuesday afternoon, the immigrant advocacy group Make the Road ...
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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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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 ...
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Hochul urged to send state troopers to NYC ‘urban crime zone’ Roosevelt Avenue: ‘More brothels than bodegas’
Civic leaders are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to deploy 100 state troopers to help clean up the “urban crime zone” of Roosevelt ...
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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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