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NYPD Still Slapping Street Vendors With Criminal Charges Despite Council Law Requiring Civil Charges
A police spokesperson said the department was still training officers on the new law.
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Street Vendors Party to Celebrate Historic City Reforms
About 250 people gathered in Greenwich Village to celebrate a City Council vote to create 21,500 new vending permits that were decades in the making.
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Council Approves Gig Worker and Vendor Reforms, Building Rules and More in Marathon Year-End Session
Lawmakers considered more than 50 bills during the final meeting of the Council for 2025.
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Vendors Press Council for New Licenses After ICE Canal Street Raid
The push comes as the Adams administration has dragged its feet on implementing previous reforms while ramping up criminal enforcement.
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Council Overrides Mayoral Veto of Street Vendor and Delivery Worker Protection Bills
A bill that eliminates all criminal penalties for licensed street vendors was approved by the Council, although some lawmakers flipped their positions in a close vote.
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Adams Vetoes Bill to Decriminalize Street Vending
The mayor acted at the last possible moment to strike down, for now, a bill the City Council had passed with enough votes to override his veto.
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Vending Enforcement Slams Poor Minorities in White Neighborhoods, New Report Finds
The ticketing is “costly and ineffective,” according to the researchers, with $21 spent for every ticket issued on average.
Posted inTrump Administration
Migrant Vendors Park Carts as Their American Dreams Slip Away
Enforcement was already on the rise before Trump’s inauguration. Now street sellers are avoiding any risk of getting a criminal ticket that could make them ICE targets.
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The Health Department Promised 1,000 Fresh Produce Permits Nearly Two Decades Ago. Just 149 Vendors Had Them This Year.
Nearly 1,500 sellers on a waitlist are standing by for a chance to apply, though only a handful who’d been called off the queue previously have done so. The number of licenses in use and the number of people offered a chance to apply for one both shot up after THE CITY requested that information.
Posted inThe Bronx
City Cracks Down on Vendors in Shadow of Kingsbridge Armory
The sellers say they have been afraid to return or leave early to avoid fines and confiscation of their goods.