NYPD clashes with migrant vendors at troubled NYC block known for illicit open-air market, hookers
NY Post
The NYPD on Tuesday clashed with migrant vendors and confiscated their apparently stolen merchandise on a troubled Jackson Heights block known for its illicit open-air market and hookers on the prowl.
Police raided the spot for the second day in a row after many of the illegal vendors fled when designated spotters apparently tipped them off that cops were on the way.
The raid came after The Post’s coverage of the a spot that had one local store manager complaining of the “relentless” shenanigans.
On Tuesday, cops were back at it — converging on a triangular block bound by Roosevelt Avenue, Elmhurst Avenue and 91st Street around 1 p.m. to scoop up apparel items from about 10 vendors who had displayed the apparently stolen wares on blankets for sale.
Mateo Hipolito Dominguez was thrown to the ground by an officer as cops confiscated his goods after an officer was heard accusing him of brandishing a box cutter.
“How am I going to hurt a detective? Are you crazy? That f–king black guy is crazy,” said the man about the policeman’s accusation.
