State troopers, NYPD descend on AOC's 'Red Light' neighborhood to clamp down on rampant prostitution, crime

New York state troopers have been deployed to help clean up a crime-infested seedy strip in Queens, part of which encompasses "defund the police" advocate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district, where prostitution, illegal vendors and robberies are rampant.

Some residents compare it to a Third World country. 

The troopers arrived as part of a multi-agency crackdown spearheaded by embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams called "Operation Restore Roosevelt," which aims to crack down...