"We appreciate Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, Commissioner Thomas Donlon and Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry for assigning more police resources to Roosevelt Avenue," the group said in a statement. "Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry was on the scene on Roosevelt Avenue and 84th Street this morning."
Civic leaders applauded Hochul for dispatching the state troopers and the NYPD and the Adams' administration for ratcheting up patrols and enforcement following a number of raids that had little long-term effect, as brothels and illegal vendors would sprout back up immediately after they were shut down.
Democratic District Leader Hiram Monserrate, the former state senator and councilman and co-founder of the group, said he was "thankful" after observing "well over 200 police officers from the NYPD and NYS Troopers."
Kaz Daughty, NYPD deputy commissioner of operations, was on the scene, indicating the importance of the mission - which came after fed-up local business owners and residents begged for help.
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