Sex workers, illegal vendors at NYC ‘Market of Sweethearts’ rally for more rights in unusual protest
On Tuesday, about 30 people calling themselves sex workers and illegal sellers gathered at Queen's seedy “lovers' market” to earn a living, calling on police to curb the heat. Protesters say they are selling their bodies and stealing loot to survive, and repeated NYPD raids along Roosevelt Avenue, where they hang out, have made it […]
NYPD commish makes first visit to ‘Market of Sweethearts’
The Big Apple's top cop toured the Market of Sweethearts, a sleazy immigrant market in Queens, for the first time over the weekend, vowing to crack down on sex workers and illegal traders as they openly peddle their wares around him. . “We've always taken this seriously, but we're going to take it to the […]
Cops bust 24-hour migrant-run brothel in NYC’s notorious ‘Market of Sweethearts’
NYPD officers raided an immigrant-run brothel in New York City late Wednesday night, authorities said. of New York Post The investigation took place at an immigrant-run brothel in Sweethearts Market, a notorious prostitution-ridden main street in Queens on Roosevelt Avenue, the report said. “But prostitution is everywhere. It's ridiculous and shameful.” The raid was initiated […]