"We've always taken it serious, but we're gonna kick up to another level," Interim NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon said of enforcement as he walked through Roosevelt Avenue's hotbed of illicit behavior on Saturday night with other department brass.
"I'm out here for the first time, but I want to come out here again," he told Queens North patrol borough Assistant Chief Christine Bastendenbeck. "You know, once a week, twice a week, because this is very very important, and the public wants to see how we're addressing this."
'What goes on on Roosevelt Avenue is a lot of different conditions here,' Bastendenbeck told the commissioner. 'If you take a look around, you'll see that we have folks that are vending on the corner, you'll see women that are scantily clad on the street, offering services or massages.'
"We appreciate the police commissioner visiting Roosevelt Avenue," said Democratic district leader Hiram Monserrate. "It would have been great to see more regular visits to address ongoing issues."
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