With the crime in Albany my mind goes to all the cash these AMPs take in-and being a target to get robbed. Assume cash is collected daily, removed and deposited (laundered?) daily in these places. With that in mind.....
Never been to a downtown central ave-ish amp. (not that a suburban amp is 100% safe either). Walked out of a few amps with perpetually unlocked front doors and backdoor constantly propped to an alley for ventilation.
As in 1931 and Al Capone--it may be tax evasion which brings some of these down. Not solicitation or immigration. But good luck finding the owner-- most likely %&*#@ LLC out of Flushing Queens, NY address.