
Socialist group in AOC district blasts police crackdown in her crime-ridden area
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A socialist group in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district has blasted a major police crackdown on crime in the borough which was launched to tackle out of control prostitution and illegal street vending.
The socialist group released a scathing statement Wednesday panning what it calls the "militarized violence" against migrant workers on Roosevelt Avenue, a two-mile commercial strip which has become a hotbed for open-air prostitution and illegal vendors who clog the streets selling food and other merchandise without permits. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
The statement was released 24 hours after a Democrat politician was accosted in the area by demonstrators after he publicly supported the police operation which has seen more than 200 police officers – including state troopers – descend on Roosevelt Avenue. You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.