Source: New York Post
“Scoring illegal sex along Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue has never been easier — as the number of hookers has multiplied and prostitution-related arrests have plunged by 60% along the seedy strip since soft-on-crime socialist Zohran Mamdani became mayor this year. John, a 40-year-old Manhattan horndog, said he has no problem schlepping on the subway to the notorious open-air sex bazaar — nicknamed the ‘Market of Sweethearts’ — because the women are ‘cheap’ and cops have their hands tied by lax laws and policies. … NYPD officers reported making 193 prostitution-related arrests along Roosevelt Avenue this year through Sept. 13, records show. That’s a massive 59% drop from the 468 arrests during the same period the previous year when ex-NYPD captain-turned-mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch led a major enforcement effort dubbed ‘Operation Restore Roosevelt.'” [editor’s note: The Post reports this like it’s a bad thing – TLK] (09/27/26)