Jessica Ramos: “They need the top, the mayor, to tell them that this is what…”

“We have made phone calls to commissioners. We have brought some commissioners even to walk down Roosevelt Avenue with me. We've done all of that. But ultimately, They need the top, the mayor, to tell them that this is what they need to focus [on]. And that's why I think, you know, whether it's the two precincts that are along Roosevelt Avenue, the vice squad, even sanitation police see this happening every day and haven't done anything about.” (03:31–03:38)

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