Suspected sex worker and John leave New York brothel 24 hours after police raid: video

A long strip mall in Queens, New York City, has become such a hotbed for open-air prostitution that when police raided a brothel there last week, the same cathouse was back open for business within 24 hours, according to a stunning video from Fox News Digital shows.

Fox News Digital visited the seedy stretch of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens – which includes Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s district – to report on the area’s lawbreaking behavior and was conducting an interview outside the nearby brothel, as a suspected sex worker and her client left the building.

The building, a former beauty salon, appears to be closed as the storefront is shuttered with metal shutters, but a makeshift door has been cut out. Two CCTV cameras are stationed above them.

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The woman, wearing tight gym shorts and a black top, looks briefly into the Fox News digital camera and then runs toward Roosevelt Avenue as her young customer repairs himself and then follows closely behind her.

The woman in the video was later seen soliciting sex with other women around the corner from the Case Street brothel. The suspected sex workers are supposed to pick up their clients on the busy street and then take them to the brothel around the corner, which leads into a residential area.

The NYPD confirmed that three arrests were made in the Sept. 18 raid on the building. It is unclear why it was not immediately padlocked.

The woman, second from left, was allegedly seen having sex with other sex workers around the corner from the Case Street brothel. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)

The Queens District Attorney’s Office told Fox News Digital that it is in the process of shutting down the brothel, saying it understands the NYPD is separately seeking a “parallel anti-establishment harassment order.”

Ramses Frías, a local resident turned activist who was being interviewed just as the couple left the building, said he was not surprised that the building was back in operation since the suspected sex workers left their bodies inside at all hours of the day and night Displayed outdoors with little impact.

““Prostitution is rampant in this area, especially on this corner,” Frías said. “This bloc itself has simply spiraled out of control and lawlessness continues to occur.” This [raid] was done yesterday and as you can see it still appears to be operational.”

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Known by locals as the “Avenue of the Sweethearts,” residents say the prostitution situation reminds them of the streets of Bangkok’s red light district. In addition, illegal traders flock the sidewalks serving hot food or selling used clothing in “third world” conditions.

On a block along Roosevelt Avenue, Fox News digital cameras recorded a line of as many as 19 suspected sex workers on the sidewalk. There were at least seven more around the corner, and in the next block a woman was seen asking for sex for $60.

Frías says the suspected prostitutes and their pimps continue to violate the law with little consequence, while many elected leaders do nothing to stop the lawlessness.

Prostitution is illegal in New York.

In January, the NYPD raided six establishments in the area that allegedly engaged in prostitution and issued them closure orders.

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The raid drew widespread attention because embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Democratic City Council member Francisco Moya were in attendance. However, the Queens District Attorney’s Office confirmed that no arrests were made, saying the arrests were made solely to comply with anti-harassment court closure orders under the jurisdiction of the NYPD.

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Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels and Republican mayoral candidate, called it a “show raid” and said there were no arrests.

“They didn’t arrest the johns, prostitutes and madams; they never took action against the landlords, and the next day they were back in business,” said Sliwa, who accompanied Fox News Digital and Frías on a tour of the area. “This would never be tolerated in Manhattan. You tolerate it because it’s… in the eyes of many New Yorkers a poor and impoverished area, but that doesn’t give you any reason to allow it.”

Alleged scholarship recipients line Roosevelt Avenue in Queens. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)