The Aporia · Activists wants sleazy NYC ‘Market of Sweethearts’ brothel padlocked for good: ‘Shut it down!’

A Queens community group protested outside a brothel in Jackson Heights on Sunday, demanding that it be permanently closed following repeated police raids and quick reopenings. Protesters criticized local and state officials for allowing illegal activities like prostitution and drug trafficking to persist along Roosevelt Avenue despite efforts by the city's Operation Restore Roosevelt initiative, which initially reduced crime by 28%. Community leaders feel that more needs to be done to address ongoing issues in their neighborhood.

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Activists in Jackson Heights, Queens demanded on Sunday that a brothel known as the "Market of Sweethearts" be permanently closed after it reopened just hours following an NYPD raid earlier that week. The Restore Roosevelt Avenue Coalition rallied outside the 75th Street sex shop, blaming city and state officials for allowing illegal activities to persist despite repeated raids and community protests. District leader Hiram Monseratte emphasized the need for permanent closure, stating frustration with a failing criminal justice system. Protesters chanted slogans like “shut it down” and “taking our streets back,” highlighting concerns over lawlessness in their neighborhood.

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open-air prostitution, drug trafficking and shoplifting — all of which sprouted up after illegal immigrants from the US border with Mexico flooded into the five boroughs.

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Chanting “shut it down” and “taking our streets back,” protesters said police raided the building Saturday, but the illegal operators were up and running again just hours later — a symbol of the out-of-control strip of lawlessness that has remained in business despite repeated raids and protests.

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Activists wants sleazy NYC ‘Market of Sweethearts’ brothel padlocked for good: ‘Shut it down!’ · assertive framing

A Queens community group demanded Sunday that a sleazy brothel at the notorious “Market of Sweethearts” be shut down once and for all — after it popped back up just hours after an NYPD raid. asserted

it → demand → raid

The Restore Roosevelt Avenue Coalition rallied outside the 75th Street sex shop in Jackson Heights calling for the city to permanently shutter it, while slamming city and state officials for allowing the illegal migrant mess to thrive along the bustling strip for years. asserted

mess → rally → years

“We’re demanding that they shut it down permanently,” city district leader Hiram Monseratte said outside the former pediatric dentist office that now peddles sex. asserted

that → demand → sex

“We’re upset that our criminal justice system is failing New Yorkers. asserted

system → ’re → Yorkers

We refuse to allow mockery of a criminal system to be made.” asserted

mockery → refuse → system

that → chant → raids

“This is an embarrassment,” said district leader Rosa Sanchez. asserted

Sanchez → say → ?

The neighborhood along Roosevelt Avenue and neighboring streets has for years traumatized locals with open-air prostitution, drug trafficking and shoplifting — all of which sprouted up after illegal immigrants from the US border with Mexico flooded into the five boroughs. asserted

immigrants → traumatize → boroughs

Earlier this month, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, held a press conference on Roosevelt Avenue and blamed soft-on-crime state statutes for the mess. asserted

Blakeman → hold → mess

Last year, the city launched Operation Restore Roosevelt, a coordinated multi-agency effort to clean up the strip — and it worked briefly, cutting crime in the area by 28%, officials said. asserted

officials → launch → %

But once they left, the illicit trade resumed — as was the case after the weekend police raid. asserted

case → leave → raid

Now, community leaders maintain they’re fed up, and said Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani haven’t done enough to clean up their neighborhood after years of complaints. asserted

Hochul → maintain → complaints

“The community wants to walk peacefully down Roosevelt Avenue,” said sociologist Mercedes Blanco, a longtime neighborhood resident. asserted

Blanco → want → Avenue

“But they can’t because the night workers have taken ownership of our streets.” asserted

workers → take → streets

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