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Brooklyn Demolition Workers Allege Unsafe Workplace, Organize For Better Conditions, Wages

2023-04-24T15:25:09-04:00April 18th, 2023|

1010 Wins

"Community activist groups like...the Street Vendor Project and others have been holding weekly pickets on Fridays at noon in front of one of BSC’s offices at 139 Tompkins Avenue in Bed-Stuy to pressure the company to negotiate higher wages with workers."

Queens BP announces new trash initiative at Corona Plaza to help make vendor space more appealing to visitors

2023-04-03T22:23:01-04:00March 29th, 2023|

Jackson Heights Press

"On March 28, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined city agencies and the Street Vendor Project alongside the elevated 7 train on Roosevelt Avenue to announce the launch of the borough’s first Citibin installation."

Battery-Powered Food Carts Go for Test Drive on City Streets

2023-04-03T22:20:51-04:00March 29th, 2023|

The City

"Mahmoud Mousa, who operates the cart, was testing the battery as part of a pilot program run by the nonprofit Street Vendor Project to explore the feasibility of replacing polluting generators with a quieter and less noxious power source."

Street Vendor Oversight Shift to Department of Sanitation Gets Trash Talk From Council

2023-04-03T22:18:55-04:00March 28th, 2023|

The City

“'A lot of vendors said, ‘What do you mean that Sanitation will take over? We’re not trash,’” Mohamed Attia, executive director of the Street Vendor Project, told THE CITY."

Pols protest Sanitation Department’s new vendor enforcement role

2023-03-27T16:21:09-04:00March 24th, 2023|

Queens Daily Eagle

“I always felt like a criminal being targeted by the NYPD for minor violations that are minimal as being few inches away closer to the crosswalk than on supposed to be,” said...Mohammad Attia, a former vendor who now works at the Street Vendor Project."

New Yorkers Are Up In Arms Over The Fines Piling Up Against Churro Vendors

2023-03-27T16:59:33-04:00March 23rd, 2023|

Daily Meal

"Please return the $1,000 fines issued to churro ladies," reads the first comment on the "We Love NY" Instagram post that claims to "love" the subway's churro vendors. It was posted by the Street Vendor Project."