The City

"Krishnan’s bill would decriminalize unlicensed vending and selling at the wrong place and the wrong time. It would only have reach above ground, according to Mohamed Attia, managing director of the non-profit Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center, who said the bill would still let the police enforce laws against the sale of counterfeit goods and vending within MTA stations."

NY Times

"Mohamed Attia, the managing director of the Street Vendor Project, an advocacy group, said the changes would be transformative."

CBS

"Looking at the investment that's going into enforcing these small businesses, rather than investment in providing them access with business licensing. This is really a shift that needs to happen," said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, the deputy director of Street Vendor Project.

Erie News Now

"Seldowitz had been harassing the vendor for two weeks, according to the Street Vendor Project, an advocacy group representing street vendors across New York City. Mohamed Attia, of the Street Vendor Project, told CNN the vendor said he did not instigate the conversation with Seldowitz."

Middle East Eye

"Mohamed Attia, managing director of the Street Vendor Project, or SVP, says that while these incidents are alarming, vendors typically don’t report them, making them virtually impossible to track."

Gothamist

"Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, the deputy director of the Street Vendor Project, called the existing system “very dysfunctional.” “It creates conflict,” she said. “It creates disorder.”

Crain's

"The average annual profit for all street vendors in the city was about $8,000 as of 2019, according to the Street Vendor Project."

Curbed

"The managing director of the Street Vendor Project, Mohamed Attia, says the majority of vendors who have moved to the block appear to be abiding by the law. They are licensed, allowed to keep late hours, and permitted to use generators."

The Chief Leader

"Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez [of the Street Vendor Project] argued that reforming the street vending industry could be a “great opportunity for the mayor to deliver results for working class New Yorkers and make a change that will better their lives.”