Hobbs is hoping the task force can start addressing those issues. Village Interagency Taskforce brings together stakeholders and government agencies, so everyone is on the same page about quality-of-life issues happening near Washington Square Park in the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and the West Village.

Flanked by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and local civic leaders, Adams said 13 city agencies will team up with civil leaders to keep tabs on goings on at the 10-acre Lower Manhattan park — with the announcement coming on the heels of Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s call for a new quality of life initiative.

A 46-year-old man was indicted for allegedly posing as an attorney and stealing approximately $200,000 from dozens of clients over a three year span, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Thursday.

Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg unveiled the newly formed “Village Interagency Task Force,” a bold initiative to tackle rampant drug use, homelessness and other societal woes in the Greenwich Village and West Village neighborhoods, including Washington Square Park.

“Ryan Cato tortured 10-year-old Ayden Wolfe for months before beating him to death within an unimaginably horrific 24 hours. The evidence shown to the jury proved the utterly depraved nature of Ayden’s murder, including extensive internal and external injuries that no one, let alone a child, should suffer,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement.