'Bodega brothel' near schools in AOC’s red-light district shut down without her help, local leaders say

A local brothel near two schools in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's red-light district was shut down by the NYPD after months of advocacy by local leaders.

Video from inside the brothel reveals five cramped, makeshift rooms divided by wooden panels and shower curtains, each just large enough to hold a bed. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.

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The bodega is located across the street from two public schools, and students have been forced to walk past the sex workers outside the brothel on their way to and from class for months. An hour before Ocasio-Cortez’s town hall earlier this month, Fox News Digital observed children walking by with their parents as three women stood outside.