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‘The Mayor Wants This’: City Boots Vendors From Brooklyn Bridge — EXCLUSIVE

2023-01-23T19:59:13-05:00January 22nd, 2023|

Streets Blog

"[The Street Vendor Project] estimates there are some 20,000 street vendors in the city, but the city has a cap of 3,000 citywide mobile food vending permits, another 1,000 for seasonal setups, and 1,000 more for fresh fruit and vegetable carts, meaning many sell illegally or pay document holders in an underground market to rent the papers."

Campaña por acceso permanente al pago por desempleo a inmigrantes

2023-01-23T19:56:39-05:00January 11th, 2023|

Westchester Hispano

"Trabajadores independientes y oficiales electos anunciaron este miércoles el inicio de una campaña para lograr el pago de desempleo a los trabajadores excluidos...Una larga lista de organizaciones comunitarias de base – organizaciones incluye la Street Vendor Project."

Street vendors, advocates rally for the legalization of the street vending industry

2022-01-05T20:27:27-05:00December 28th, 2022|

QNS

Before their tree lighting ceremony, Emcees Hannah Towfiek of The Street Vendor Project and Aracelly Cantos of Make the Road New York welcomed street vendors who decorated the tree with summonses they received in the past year alone. “You know we’re in the holiday season,” Towfiek said. “These people are paying for tickets instead of paying for presents to give to their kids or food to put on the table for the holidays.”

THE RESTAURANTS EATER BECAME REGULARS IN 2022

2023-01-04T21:31:33-05:00December 27th, 2022|

Delicious Foods

"Mohamed Attia, managing director, Street Vendor Project: Our office is located at 40 Rector Street, and we are fortunate to have amazing street food options just a few blocks away at Zuccotti Park. Biryani House and Sam’s Falafel have good and unique flavor, healthy and affordable halal food, and good people!"

The Restaurants That Stepped Up For Their Communities in 2022

2023-03-20T19:35:00-04:00December 27th, 2022|

Eater

"Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director, the Street Vendor Project: 'There were so many from the street vendor community who really came through and supported their community, such as produce vendors Sabina Hernandez, and Roland and Ana Perez, who Eater profiled in the early days of the pandemic...'"

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

2022-12-19T17:49:21-05:00December 14th, 2022|

City Limits

"'New Yorkers and tourists around the world alike know Jackson Heights and Corona as ‘foodie destinations’–giving rise to an entire economy of food tours, cultural events, bringing foot traffic and commerce to the area,” Street Vendor Project’s (SVP) Deputy Director Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez said."