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“As the Trump administration continues to attack working families and immigrant communities, Mayor Adams’ veto is yet another example of him supporting Trump’s agenda over New Yorkers,” Council Spokeswoman Julia…

ByDaniel Parra

ByVictoria Moran Garcia 2Comments

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Jan 2025

Government Immigration Justice Labor Opinion

Opinion: Operation Restore Roosevelt Failed Queens

“Operation Restore Roosevelt deflects the anger and fear of other working-class New Yorkers onto disabled people, queer people, or immigrants trying to survive in an increasingly expensive city.”

ByLaura Torlaschi 3Comments

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Nov 2024

Economy Government Immigration In Depth Politics

Amid Street Vendor Crackdown, NYC Voters Approve Enforcement Expansion

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…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Economy Government Labor News

In First Months of Street Vendor Enforcement, Sanitation Seized—Then Donated—32,220 Pounds of Food

Since Sanitation took the street vending enforcement reins, the department has confiscated abandoned or non-compliant material from street vendors in 228 cases, and has donated 32,220 pounds of food and…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Apr 2023

Government Transportation

South Bronx Street Vendors Topped City’s Inspection List in Final Months of DCWP Enforcement

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…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2023

Economy Government Transportation

Street Vendors Decry City’s Move to Put Sanitation Dept. in Charge of Enforcement

The new Vending Bureau at the Sanitation Department will have nearly 40 employees, up from 14 vendors inspectors in the current configuration. Vendors worry the shift could further penalize their…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Economy Government Transportation

Street Vending Tickets Went Up During First Year of New Enforcement Policy

The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) took over as the main city agency handling street vendor enforcement last June. But the NYPD remains active in enforcement, too. Together,…

ByDaniel Parra 12Comments

Mayor Vetoes Council Bill to Eliminate Misdemeanors for Street Vending Offenses

Opinion: Operation Restore Roosevelt Failed Queens

Amid Street Vendor Crackdown, NYC Voters Approve Enforcement Expansion

In First Months of Street Vendor Enforcement, Sanitation Seized—Then Donated—32,220 Pounds of Food

South Bronx Street Vendors Topped City’s Inspection List in Final Months of DCWP Enforcement

Street Vendors Decry City’s Move to Put Sanitation Dept. in Charge of Enforcement

Street Vending Tickets Went Up During First Year of New Enforcement Policy

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Mayor Vetoes Council Bill to Eliminate Misdemeanors for Street Vending Offenses

Opinion: Operation Restore Roosevelt Failed Queens

Amid Street Vendor Crackdown, NYC Voters Approve Enforcement Expansion

In First Months of Street Vendor Enforcement, Sanitation Seized—Then Donated—32,220 Pounds of Food

South Bronx Street Vendors Topped City’s Inspection List in Final Months of DCWP Enforcement

Street Vendors Decry City’s Move to Put Sanitation Dept. in Charge of Enforcement

Street Vending Tickets Went Up During First Year of New Enforcement Policy

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