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En medio de ofensiva contra vendedores ambulantes, votantes de Nueva York sopesan si ampliar control sobre venta ambulante

Daniel Parra | November 5, 2024

El Departamento de Sanidad (DSNY por sus siglas en inglés) y la Policía de Nueva York (NYPD por sus siglas en inglés), los dos principales organismos encargados de hacer cumplir las normas de venta ambulante desde 2023, han emitido en conjunto 9.028 multas a vendedores en lo que va de año. El repunte se produce cuando los votantes sopesarán el martes sobre la Propuesta de Votación 2, que ampliará la autoridad de Sanidad sobre la venta ambulante.

Economy

Amid Street Vendor Crackdown, NYC Voters Approve Enforcement Expansion

Daniel Parra | November 5, 2024

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and NYPD, the two main enforcement agencies for street vending rules since 2023, have together issued 9,028 tickets to vendors so far this year. The uptick comes as voters last Tuesday approved Ballot Proposal 2, which expands Sanitation’s enforcement authority over vending.

Government

composting facility

Bill Seeks to Boost NYC’s Composting Capacity With More Borough-Based Sites

Mariana Simões | June 5, 2024

Most of the food scraps and yard waste collected by the city isn’t getting composted. Instead, it’s being turned into fuel to heat people’s homes—and that’s not actually great for the environment, climate advocates say.

Government

Lawmakers Seek More Changes to NYC’s Street Vending Rules

Jeanmarie Evelly | December 15, 2023

Two years after the passage of Local Law 18—intended to overhaul street vending regulations and add hundreds of additional licenses to the market each year—councilmembers are weighing another package of changes, including one bill that would lift the cap on licenses altogether.

Government

A resident drops off food scraps at a compost collection site in 2021.

As NYC Rolls Out Mandatory Composting, Will New Yorkers Comply?

Mariana Simões | October 11, 2023

Recycling rates around longtime existing requirements—which ask residents to separate paper, plastics, metal and glass from the rest of their trash—have failed to improve over the last decade. Getting New Yorkers to comply with yet another set of rules could be an uphill battle, experts say.

Bronx

Vendedores ambulantes del sur del Bronx fueron los más inspeccionados por el DCWP en los últimos meses

Daniel Parra | April 27, 2023

En el primer trimestre de este año, el Departamento de Protección al Consumidor y al Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés) de la ciudad emitió 414 multas a vendedores ambulantes en la ciudad. La agencia ya no lidera la inspección de vendedores desde el 1 de abril, fecha en que el Departamento de Sanidad (DSNY por sus siglas en inglés) empezó a hacerse cargo de estas funciones.

Government

composting facility

SEE IT: How NYC Turns Food & Yard Waste Into ‘Big Apple Compost’

Adi Talwar and Jeanmarie Evelly | April 21, 2023

City Limits takes a multimedia look at how food waste is repurposed at the Department of Sanitation’s 33-acre composting facility in the Fresh Kills section of Staten Island. The site is part of New York City’s effort to operate “the nation’s largest composting program” and limit the climate impact of its waste sector, which accounts for 4 percent of citywide emissions.

Economy

Vendedores ambulantes se oponen a que Departamento de Sanidad se encargue de hacer cumplir la ley del sector

Daniel Parra | March 28, 2023

La nueva oficina de investigación de Venta Ambulante del Departamento de Sanidad tendrá casi 40 empleados, frente a los 14 inspectores de vendedores de la configuración actual del Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés). A los vendedores les preocupa que el cambio pueda penalizar aún más a su sector, que ha experimentado un reciente aumento de las infracciones municipales, como informó City Limits.

Government

Inside NYC’s Street Homeless Sweeps, Rapid Responses and Signs of Futility

David Brand | April 11, 2022

While the policy is handed down by the mayor, an array of New Yorkers—from everyday residents to top city officials to nonprofit service providers—play a role in recommending locations for sweeps, according to hundreds of internal emails reviewed by City Limits.

City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Think Outside the Composting Box

Nancy Holt and Calder Orr | March 9, 2022

‘Mayor Adams has taken on the admirable challenge of promoting plant-based diets because of their health benefits to individuals. In many ways, composting and healthy eating go hand-in-hand, improving human health and the well-being of the environment around us. To be successful, both also require a shift in our thinking.’

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