Posted on: February 26, 2026 12:00 PM

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Operation Restore Roosevelt has a new growth on Roosevelt Avenue

The former NYC Mayor Eric Adams launched Operation Restore Roosevelt to curb prostitution on Roosevelt Avenue from Corona, Elmhurst to Jackson Heights. Under the new Mayor, the program has been disbanded and the oldest profession is now thriving with open spaces. In just two months, open locations are 61 centers to serve people in need according to the non profit agencies that's working closely with victims of sex crimes using taxpayer funds now at an all time high.

The two largest groups, Hispanics and Asians continue with their operations funded by cartels and human trafficking groups as per NYPD which no longer enforce the area. The only drawback is prices for the same services have been increased due to high cost of living and other expenses in the new affordable NYC.

A new group of sex workers joined the herd mainly from Bangladesh operating near the Broadway vicinity to meet the demand of their demographics. The current Mayor is in support of decriminalization to protect migrant sex workers to fund more programs to operate with taxpayer funds. Under the former Mayor, Operation Restore Roosevelt worked to dismantle and resulted in 3,601 arrests, 597 prostitution related arrests and crime went down with 30% burglaries and 48% assaults.

Despite local residents continuing to complain, the same area has a never ending issue for both sides of the government battling for votes.