Senior citizens can often become the victims of various crimes and with that in mind.

Mayor Eric Adams, the NYPD and members of other city agencies joined the senior citizens at the Sunnyside Community Services in Queens for an older adult town hall. 

Those in attendance said they were victims of crimes or fearful of becoming one. Some pointed to the need for more streetlights in parts of Sunnyside. 

One resident from Jackson Heights spoke about prostitution in his neighborhood.   

“We were really able to close down a lot of the massage parlors and brothels and it turned around the area,” Adams said in response.

He added the enforcement will continue.

Cops from northern Queens, including the 108th Precinct, said they want to hear from seniors.

“Our older residents that are victims of crime, we visit personally. Our crime prevention officer, our community affairs officers go out. They speak to individually regarding services and follow up with their health and if there is anything they can do,” Assistant Chief Brian Hennessy said.

The mayor says there is an older adult liaison in every NYPD precinct. 

At the town hall, there were also a lot of requests for faster bus service and an elevator at the 40th Street subway station. The mayor said those were mostly MTA issues.

But some pointed to another problem at the 40th Street-Lowery Street subway station, where the 7 train runs.

They said under the station many homeless people have made it their home. Some also said they were fearful because people were using the bathroom, sleeping and doing drugs there.

The mayor took a walk over to the station and saw a mattress and some chairs. Adams told seniors he would handle the situation and have enforcement taken. 

During the meeting, the NYPD also warned seniors not to fall for scams. Officials announced a scam alert meeting will be held on Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. at Sunnyside Community Services.