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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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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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Dec 2022

Economy Government In Depth Investigations Transportation

City’s Street Vendors Saw Twice as Many Tickets This Year Compared to Pre-Pandemic, With NYPD Leading Enforcement

In 2019, when the police were the sole enforcer, the NYPD issued 1,812 tickets versus 2,499 in the first nine months of this year, with almost half (48.6 percent) doled…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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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

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Mar 2022

Economy Government In Depth Investigations

Some NYC Vendors Are Using Excluded Workers Fund Aid to Cover City Fines

Vendors and advocates say increased city enforcement is hampering the industry’s recovery, as workers continue to see fewer sales since the pandemic began.

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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

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

City’s Street Vendors Saw Twice as Many Tickets This Year Compared to Pre-Pandemic, With NYPD Leading Enforcement

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

Some NYC Vendors Are Using Excluded Workers Fund Aid to Cover City Fines

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

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

City’s Street Vendors Saw Twice as Many Tickets This Year Compared to Pre-Pandemic, With NYPD Leading Enforcement

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

Some NYC Vendors Are Using Excluded Workers Fund Aid to Cover City Fines

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