Food & Wine

This news was well received by the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center, which has been working towards the decriminalization of street vending for the past two decades—but the group also says there is still work to be done when it comes to ensuring that vendors can operate in the city without the fear of being arrested for minor infractions.

Grub Street

In response to the news, the Street Vendor Project released a statement calling the announcement “a major step forward to reaching our goal of legalizing street vending in New York City.” But the organization — while repeating its support for others calling on the mayor to defund the NYPD — says that it will hold de Blasio accountable for the words.

Black Star News

The Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center joins demands put forward by Communities United for Police Reform, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Decrim NY, and Black Youth Project for the NYPD to be defunded, and resources be redirected to supporting Black communities who have been, and continue to be, disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and targeted by police violence.

Streets Blog NYC

Street vendors, who for decades have fought official harassment for the right to operate their businesses, must play a central role in any city effort to extend street and sidewalk dining. It’s simply a matter of equity.

NY1 Noticias

A pesar de que según datos de la organización Street Vendor Project, cerca del 90% de los puestos ambulantes en la ciudad cerraron por el brote de COVID19, Rolando y su esposa Ana no han dejado ningún día de vender fruta en la esquina de Wyona y New Lots en East new York.

VOA Indonesia

Direktur Eksekutif Street Vendor Project Urban Justice Center Mohamed Attia prihatin akan situasi itu. “Semua orang yang saya ajak bicara sepekan ini mengatakan ‘Kami tidak bisa membayar sewa rumah bulan ini dan kami tidak tahu bagaimana akan membayarnya.’”

Telemundo

La organización Street Vendor Project estimó que de unos 20,000 vendedores ambulantes de toda la ciudad un 90% había cerrado sus negocios por completo desde el inicio del brote.

NBC New York

The membership-based organization Street Vendor Project has estimated that of 20,000 street vendors across the city, 90% had shut down their business completely since the start of the outbreak in March.

El Diario

“Los vendedores ambulantes son padres, cuidadores, miembros de la comunidad y líderes que mantienen seguras nuestras calles de la ciudad de Nueva York. Como propietarios y trabajadores de pequeñas empresas, contribuyen con importantes impuestos a las economías estatales y locales”, dijo Carina Kaufman-Gutiérrez, del proyecto de vendedores ambulantes del Urban Justice Center.

Next City

“Thousands of street vendors in New York City will be excluded from receiving support due to their immigration status, despite their enormous contribution to the culture and economy of NYC, and [despite] the fact that they pay taxes on their businesses using Individual Taxpayer Identification Number,” the Street Vendor Project said in its campaign statement.