Astoria Post

"Mohamad Attia, Managing Director of the Street Vendor Project, participated as a vendor this year. A former street vendor himself, Attia saw the market as an opportunity to both promote SVP’s mission of advocating for vendor rights and share a taste of his home city of Alexandria, Egypt."

City Limits

“The tickets were mostly for minor infractions, such as standing a few inches from the curb or crosswalk, explained Mohamed Attia, director of the Street Vendor Project."

Prism

“In this current environment that we are in, everyone feels scared, feels unsafe, and is unsure about what could happen,” said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, the deputy director for the Street Vendor Project."

News 12

"Bring all stakeholders together, not just enforcement agencies. We believe that bringing in education and invite them to do outreach and educate the vendors on the rules will go a long way," said Mohamed Attia, managing director of the Street Vendor Project.”

Architect's Newspaper

"Students worked with Pedro Cruz Cruz for instance in collaboration with the Street Vendor Project, a 2,900-member organization that advocates on behalf of New York City’s many street vendors.”

NY Times

“Thousands of street vendors are given tickets every year, and the rate of enforcement has been going up, according to the Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center, a nonprofit group that assists vendors."

QNS

“As a founding member of Jhal NYC, Islam’s work has evolved from selling Bengali street food to empowering immigrant communities. Now, as part of SVP’s ongoing fight for vendor rights, he is pushing for legislative reforms..."

NY1

“The Street Vendor Project, a nonprofit that advocates for street vendors, says many vendors have been forced indoors because of fears of immigration enforcement.”

NSPR

“Out here eating buñuelos with us is Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez. She's with the Street Vendors Project, a group that advocates for vendors, almost all of whom are immigrants. She says everyday immigrants who are just trying to feed their families are being criminalized: the NYPD has been giving more street vendors criminal tickets for violating strict vending laws."

Gothamist

“But since the end of the operation, Corona's vendors have continued to stay away due to fears of immigration enforcement, according to Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the nonprofit Street Vendor Project, which advocates for street vendors.”