Oct. 16, 2024 By Dean Moses Top NYPD brass and Mayor Eric Adams announced an action plan Tuesday night to clean up seedy parts of Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue that have been plagued with prostitution activity in recent years. “Operation Restore Roosevelt” brings together multiple city agencies to combat prostitution, illegal brothels and unlicensed vendors…
Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Shekar Krishnan has co-sponsored two bills presented to the City Council as part of efforts to crack down on alleged human trafficking and forced prostitution at illicit hotels and massage parlors in the city. Krishnan has co-sponsored two bills heard at City Hall on Wednesday, including the… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Around a dozen community members and local activists gathered in Corona Friday afternoon to demand the closure of an alleged brothel operating in the area. Protesters, led by the President of Let’s Improve Roosevelt Ave. Coalition, Ramon Ramirez and former New York City Council Member Hiram Monserrate held…
Sept. 6, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Community leaders and local business owners gathered Thursday afternoon to demand action against a rise in criminal organizations, drug rings, human trafficking, prostitution and shoplifting syndicates along Roosevelt Avenue. The event, which took place at 90-20 Elmhurst Ave., was organized by former City Council Member Hiram Monserrate in response… Read more »
Apr. 20, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Police officers in Queens shot and killed a man who apparently refused their commands to drop a weapon on Saturday morning, law enforcement sources said.
Nov. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A trio of crooks ambushed, assaulted and robbed a man as he walked past a Corona barbershop beneath the 7 train on Roosevelt Avenue late last month, according to authorities. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for three suspects who approached to 59-year-old man at… Read more »
Jul. 20, 2023 By John Schilling Behind the hustle and bustle of Times Square and 34th Herald Square in Manhattan, the busiest intersection in New York City exists in Queens at Flushing’s Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, and it’s easy to see why. For years, Flushing has been one of the largest central business districts…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Police in Queens are looking for two suspects who stabbed a woman during a dispute early on Monday morning. Law enforcement sources said the bloody attack occurred at about 5:30 a.m. on July 17 at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and National Street in Corona. According to police…