New York CityRecently, the police department along with city sanitation bureau etc. targetedQueenEnforcement action was taken against unlicensed selling of goods and even selling stolen goods and counterfeit goods on the streets of Jackson Heights, where all goods were confiscated but no arrests were made. However, some unlicensed vendors returned to the streets the next day to sell goods. Media previously reported that the location had been “built.”undocumented guestshopping area”.
The latest law enforcement operation by the city police was launched around 4:30 pm on the 15th. Unlicensed street vendors were selling goods at deep discounts on Roosevelt Avenue near 91st Street. After the police arrived they ran away, loaded the items into a nearby RV and drove off screaming seconds before the police arrived.
“We responded today,” said City Police Patrol Chief John Chell. We have been here before, it was prostitution, illegal bicycles and now it is illegal trafficking. (Enforcement) will be an ongoing process. This process will take some time. , but we owe it to the residents of Queens.”
The New York Post previously reported that the area had become an “unruly shopping zone”. Unlicensed street vendors and undocumented customers steal goods from nearby retailers, set up stalls on the street and sell them at 20% or 30% of the original price. Price at discount. Items such as mouthwash, diapers, and baby formula were displayed on sidewalk blankets or beach towels, and one vendor showed a complete set of power tools he had purchased, which still had the labels on them, from a nearby Home Depot. At the same time, local sex workers roamed the streets early in the morning looking for customers.
City records show there have been more than 24,311 neighborhood-related complaints so far this year. City Police Department Assistant Chief Kaz Daughtry said that local City Councilman Francisco Moya’s office has also received the most number of complaints and may receive 15 to 20 related calls every day. Local small business owners said they understand everyone needs to earn a living, but it should never be at the expense of the quality of life of local businesses and communities.
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