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.
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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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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Two men sought for wallet theft at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue station: NYPD
Oct. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for two ...
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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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 ...
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 ...