State troopers help NYPD crack down on sex trafficking, alleged brothels in Queens

New York state troopers are helping the New York City Police Department get rid of illegal activity in several Queens neighborhoods.

NEW YORK — The crackdown covers a nearly two-mile stretch along Roosevelt Avenue from 74th Street to 111th Street in Elmhurst, North Corona and Jackson Heights.Mayor Adams launches 90-day 'Operation Restore Roosevelt'Mayor Eric Adams made a bold promise Tuesday, setting a 90-day target to clean up the illegal vendors and prostitution he says are plaguing Roosevelt Avenue.'We will end sex trafficking in this area. We are not here for one day and go away.

NYPD targeting suspected brothels in QueensJust before noon Tuesday, a large group of local police and New York state troopers deployed by Gov. Kathy Hochul shut down a suspected brothel on the third floor of a building at 95th Street and Roosevelt Avenue.'Our undercover went into this location that you see here behind me. There was a proposition made,' NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry said.

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