Residents and businesses say it's a mess on the streets of Jackson Heights, prompting a big crackdown on illegal street vendors selling counterfeit goods without a permit.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 3:41AMResidents and businesses say it's a mess on the streets of Jackson Heights, Queens , prompting a big crackdown on illegal street vendors selling counterfeit goods without a permit.Surveillance video outside Mi Farmacia in Jackson Heights shows a bustling sidewalk shopping bazaar.
"A lot of it has been -- we clean up Corona Plaza and they went out to the side street. So, they need a place that is also out of the way," said New York City Council member Francisco Moya."This is the number one complaint in his office, probably 15 to 20 calls a day of basically people come here and set up a flea market. And when you were here a little while ago, you saw how bad it was here before we got here," said NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry.
"They are hustlers, not aggressive. They are hustlers because they need to feed their family, especially now," said Jackson Heights resident Ana Paulino.
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