State troopers, NYPD descend on AOC's 'Red Light' neighborhood to clamp down on rampant prostitution, crime
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New York state troopers were deployed to help clean up a Queens neighborhood, part of which includes "Squad" member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district, where crime is rampant.
Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
The troopers arrived as part of a multi-agency crackdown spearheaded by embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams called "Operation Restore Roosevelt," which aims to crack down on miscreant behavior over the next 90 days and bring back law and order to the commercial strip, which one Democratic politician described as "having more brothels than bodegas." You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.
The operation covers a nearly two-mile stretch along Roosevelt Avenue in the migrant-heavy neighborhoods of Elmhurst, North Corona and Jackson Heights, which has become known as a red-light district where those described as scantily dressed migrant prostitutes solicit sex during all hours of the day and night.