A massive police crackdown on crime in “defund the police” advocate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district – which had descended into a lawless cesspool of open-air prostitution, robberies and illegal vending – is being hailed as proof that more policing results in less crime and not the other way around.

Residents and local activists have been heaping praise on New York City Mayor Eric Adams after he spearheaded an aggressive 90-day police operation that has resulted in crime plummeting by 25% in a Queens neighborhood represented by Ocasio-Cortez and her Democratic colleague Rep. Grace Meng.

And while locals say they are feeling safer now – but reiterate more still needs to be done – the mayor’s office said Ocasio-Cortez showed little interest in participating in the crime crunch and that she and her office never coordinated with the Adams administration’s efforts.  

“The ‘bodega brothel’ has been operating now for over a year and a half in front of two public elementary schools,” Monserrate, a former state Senator, said. “You see, it’s operating at 9:30 a.m. morning, and then at night, there’s about six or seven women out front. So it’s inexplicable, right? And so, no one should take a victory lap while this is still operating.”