Voices of New York
Unemployed and COVID-Impacted Immigrants Become Street Vendors in Queens
Gissell Calvo for QueensLatino |
Some Queens residents who lost work during the pandemic have taken to selling items.
Javier Castaño/QueensLatino
A table selling religious figurines on Roosevelt Avenue.
Some Queens residents who lost work during the pandemic have taken to selling items.
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