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Improving the Quality of Life

of New Yorkers Block by Block

Operation Restore Roosevelt builds on our public safety and quality-of-life initiatives on 14th
Street and in Midtown by expanding our efforts block by block and neighborhood by neighborhood

to make sure our city continues to be a clean and safe place where families can thrive

ERIC ADAMS

ecently, I was with community
leaders and senior officials in
Rour administration on Roos-
evelt Avenue in Queens, which is one
of the most diverse neighborhoods in
our city. It is where New Yorkers from
all over the world come to live, work,
raise their families, and strive for the
American Dream. However, Roos-
evelt Avenue — a major thorough- Homicides, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto are all down year to date. And transit crime is also down year to date. These are
fare with the 7 train running above it significant achievements (File/Agency Photo)
— has become a site of crime, disor-
der, and exploitation as illegal broth- operation led by the NYPD. ty District Attorney’s Office. crime reduction, and overall crime
els, illicit vendors, and unlicensed Operation Restore Roosevelt We know that it takes all of us, continues to trend downward in
food carts have taken over and qual- draws on the expertise of more than working together, to ensure that New York City. Homicides, burglary,
ity-of-life offenses have skyrocketed. a dozen city agencies, including the these illegal brothels are closed, that grand larceny, and grand larceny
It was not my first-time visit-
ing the neighborhood. In January, I NYPD, FDNY, the Department the victims of sex trafficking are sup- auto are all down year to date. And
of Buildings, the Department of
ported, and that residents and busi-
transit crime is also down year to
was there as we shut down 12 ille- Environmental Protection, the De- nesses can live and work in an area date. These are significant achieve-
gal brothels. And year to date, the partment of Homeless Services, the that is not bombarded by theft and ments. But they are the result of con-
NYPD has made over 3,000 arrests Department of Health and Mental illegal vendors. tinual hard work and coordinated ac-
and issued over 9,500 summonses in Hygiene, NYC Parks, the Depart- Operation Restore Roosevelt tion — like the work being done on
the area. But we know arrests and ment of Sanitation, the Depart- builds on our public safety and qual- Roosevelt Avenue.
summonses alone won’t get the job
We came into office with a clear
done, and that we must bring togeth- ment of Small Business Services, ity-of-life initiatives on 14th Street mission: to make New York a safer,
the Department of Transportation, and in Midtown by expanding our
er partners from across government the Mayor’s Office to End Domes- efforts block by block and neighbor- more affordable city. And we will not
to address the challenges on Roos- tic and Gender-Based Violence, hood by neighborhood to make sure rest until we have accomplished that
evelt Avenue and deliver upstream and the Mayor’s Office of Commu- our city continues to be a clean and mission, block by block and street by
solutions that tackle the problem at
the source. That is why we answered nity Mental Health. safe place where families can thrive. street, with every agency giving their
I am proud to announce that
all for the people of New York City.
The initiative also involves our
the calls of residents and businesses partners at the MTA, the New York thanks to our efforts, New York City
by launching “Operation Restore Eric Adams is the Mayor of
Roosevelt,” a massive cross-agency State Police, and the Queens Coun- has seen nine straight months of New York City, NY
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