Time Out NY

To spread more love to these small independent businesses, the Street Vendor Project is organizing a giant, citywide scavenger hunt that will encourage New Yorkers to learn more about the street vending community and put some new spots on their foodie radars.

Gothamist

“The next time that they claim they're cleaning up the streets, I want everyone here to understand that they are waging a war on working families, a war that criminalizes vendors for having no choice but to work in an outdated system.” - Victoria Lu, SVP

Spectrum News

"SVP, an advocacy group that works to advance the rights of street vendors, last month began connecting more than a dozen with other nonprofit organizations and corporations so they can find work in catering."

Spectrum News

"The Street Vendor Project says they would like to see the release of 1,500 new spots over the next five years."

Pix 11

“We think this march today will highlight the fact that vendors cannot get their permits,” said Mohamed Attia, Director of the Street Vendor Project. “We need to dispel any myths that some people are putting out there.”

City & State

"Today, Salgado is the lead organizer for the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project, mobilizing on behalf of people like her mother – poor, vulnerable immigrants in the South Bronx."

Eater

"Hire a street vendor for your next event: The Street Vendor Project, a non-profit working with over 3,000 vendors in New York, has a new initiative meant to connect its members with catering opportunities in the city."

The City

“My biggest fear is that I’ll get arrested for working without a license,” MD Nasir Uddin, who supports his family of five including his three younger siblings, told THE CITY in Bengali through an interpreter from the nonprofit Street Vendor Project."

Hell Gate

"The reduced hours have also had an impact on the neighborhood's residents, many of whom live in shared rooms without access to a kitchen and rely on street food. "That's really the bread and butter for the vendors," said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the Street Vendor Project. "It's not just income for the vendors. It's also for the community."

Jackson Heights Post

“Street vendors belong to Corona Plaza. We’re pleased to see the City take affirmative steps toward keeping entrepreneurs active there in the long term,” Street Vendor Project Managing Director Mohamed Attia said."