SI Live

“Risk is compounded by the fear that police will interfere, or that they’ll be robbed or physically assaulted. They are not alone in worrying: a survey by the Street Vendor Project, which offers free legal advice and other assistance to food vendors, showed that 44% of women have felt unsafe. About 25% reported harassment linked to gender or race."

NY City Lens

“On February 2nd, during a virtual town hall organized for small businesses, the Street Vendor Project (SVP) continued its push for lawmakers to expand access to regulated street vending.”

Bronx Times

“I have been a street vendor for 16 years. In these 16 years, I have been arrested and given tickets for selling incense,” said Sofiani Hassimi, a Harlem street vendor originally from Niger and member of the Street Vendor Project. “Not having a license causes me a lot of mental stress, the government does not allow me to work with dignity. I want to make money to take care of my family, like every vendor. I have three daughters that I love and I am proud to work for them every day.”

La Prensa Latina

“Speaking at the last demonstration, called by the Street Vendor Project non-governmental organization, was state Sen. Jessica Ramos, the sponsor of a new bill to facilitate the awarding of licenses to street vendors in New York boroughs with more than one million residents."

Washington Post

In short, street vendor-led activism — notably that by the Street Vendor Project — and creativity are beginning to pay off.

NY Times

“The Street Vendor Project organized the hunt, which runs through Tuesday, to promote the city’s street vendors during a tough season: “During the winter, there’s less people outside,” Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of S.V.P., told me.

Harlem World News

Urban Justice Center [Street Vendor Project]: $100,000 to help New York City’s street food vendors reduce pollution and protect their health and that of their customers by adopting greener technologies and practices. The Center will share environmentally friendly designs for food carts and trucks, as well as establish a citywide coalition to promote more sustainable and healthy street food vending.

Fox 5

The Urban Justice Center's Street Vendor Project has launched a citywide scavenger hunt to help local vendors rebound. "We wanted to raise awareness about the street vendor community to get New Yorkers to celebrate street vendors across the city and also support our work as an organization," said Mohamed Attia, the managing director of the Street Vendor Project.

Culinary Backstreets

“The Street Vendor Project estimates that there are as many as 20,000 street vendors in New York City (this includes non-food endeavors such as street art sellers and flower carts). In 1983, the City Council put a cap on the number of vendor permits at about 5,000. Although the few lucky holders only pay $200 every couple of years to renew their permits, they rent or sell them in a secondary market akin to taxi medallions. Permits often go for between $20,000 and $25,000.”