Murder is down, but petty crimes on the rise in bad economy
By Rob Sgobbo October 30, 2009 –
Residents say prostitution is on the rise in Hunts Point, where in the evenings, several can be found on the corner of Lafayette and Hunts Point Avenues.
Amar Ndiaye calls his street vendor stand a “luxury item boutique.”
While passersby of the five-foot long plywood table may not define the 51-year olds’ street stand as either “luxury” or a “boutique,” it nevertheless has been a prominent fixture on the corner of Westchester Avenue and Southern Boulevard for the past eight years. Read the full story
