“In a time when immigrants and workers are targeted by executive orders at both the city and federal levels, it is crucial that the New York City Council do everything…
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…
“Vending is a commercial enterprise that creates private income. Sidewalks are for all of us, and until now the city has sought to ensure that all those items that encroach…
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…
Over the last several weeks, shelter residents and volunteers said they’ve seen increased enforcement around cooking and vending at the site, including an operation on Oct. 17 in which the…
In the first quarter of this year, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued 414 tickets to street vendors. The agency is no longer leading vendor enforcement…
