Prostitution in NYC’s ‘Market of Sweethearts’ prompts virtual tours and protests from concerned moms: ‘Really eye-opening’By Jacob Geanous
Published Sep. 9, 2023
A popular YouTube channel is now offering virtual tours of the notorious “Market of Sweethearts” in Queens — where rampant open-air prostitution persists despite an exposé by The Post and promises by the mayor.
Meanwhile, a group of angry moms will lead a protest march against the skin merchants on Sunday.
The stretch of Roosevelt Avenue in Corona was featured twice over the last month on “The NYC Walking Show,” a channel that offers first-person tours of iconic Big Apple neighborhoods and attractions such as Yankee Stadium and Times Square.
The 32-minute clip first posted on Aug. 20 features scantily-clad women soliciting outside storefronts and massage parlors, and has already amassed more than 636,000 views.
A second video was posted Saturday showing the seedy stretch at night.
“It just shocked me what’s happening in the broad daylight,” said Sifat Razwan, the YouTuber behind the channel. “It’s even more severe than in the day.”
“On the other hand it very really eye-opening that this is what actually happens outside all those glamorous parts of New York,” added Razwan, 24, of Jamaica, Queens.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/09/prostitution-in-nyc-market-of-sweethearts-prompts-tours/
