New York Police Department officers raided an open-air market run by illegal migrants on Roosevelt Avenue near 91 Street in Jackson Heights, the New York Post reported.
A day before the raid, the Post published an exposé on the illicit street market, where migrants have been selling stolen goods at discounted prices. Most of the items were snagged off the shelves of nearby businesses, which have been complaining about an uptick in shoplifting. Merchants and residents have made more than two dozen calls to 311 this year to report the illegal activity in the area.
Each morning for several months, migrants have been laying blankets and towels on the street to display the stolen goods for sale. The items range from power tools to hygiene products. Tags
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