An effort, focusing on quality-of-life concerns and crime, is underway to clean up Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens.
An effort, focusing on quality-of-life concerns and crime, is underway to clean up Roosevelt Avenue in Queens .The city is aiming to clean up the troubled section of Jackson Heights by surging police onto the busy thoroughfare filled with brothels, sex trafficking, illegal street vendors and other issues.
"Additionally, removing illegal, unlicensed vendors and illegal vehicles in the surrounding area, which is important to all of you, and also eliminating prostitution."Last month, FOX 5 NY followed behind police as they raided a brothel on Roosevelt Avenue. Officers stormed inside and rescued a woman who they claimed was a victim of sex trafficking. A man, accused of paying for sex, was arrested.
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