NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Lawmakers and community leaders unveiled a “7 Point Plan” in Queens Wednesday to improve conditions on Roosevelt Avenue, a corridor that is currently the target of a joint city-state crackdown on crime and quality of life issues.
City Council Member Shekar Krishnan and Assembly Members Catalina Cruz and Steven Raga joined community leaders and business owners to unveil the plan for a nearly two-mile stretch of the avenue running through Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona.
The plan, which involved community engagement, aims to “ensure the safety and cleanliness of the corridor,” which many locals say has become a hotspot for brothels, sex trafficking, drug dealing, retail theft, illegal dumping, and other issues.
The unveiling of the plan comes amid an already-announced 90-day crackdown dubbed “Operation Restore Roosevelt,” a multi-agency enforcement operation launched Oct. 15 by Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon and Council Member Francisco Moya. Operation Restore …