The Star

“'The city caps the number of permits given to street vendors seeking to sell food or merchandise, and the waitlists to get them have more than 10,000 applicants each,' according to Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center."

Bronx Times

“The community at-large supports their local fruit and vegetables vendors because they see how hard they work and how they provide a service that is beneficial and not often available. The Street Vendor Project...state[d] to concerned residents that Council Member Velázquez...is one of the most powerful to influence changing vendor laws.”

NY Times

“'They rush to write the tickets, they rush to call the N.Y.P.D. and Sanitation to crack down on vendors, but they are not investing appropriately to get those licenses out to help vendors formalize their business,” said Mohamed Attia, managing director of the Street Vendor Project."

Gothamist

"Democrat Donovan Richards disclosed the ultimatum in remarks before the nonprofit Street Vendor Project’s gala at MoMA PS1 last week and repeated it to Gothamist. The [stadium] project must undergo a lengthy land-use review, including of street maps."

NY Daily News

"When bikes were moved off the bridge’s pedestrian pathway, more space opened up for vendors, said Mohamed Attia, managing director of the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project. “Now there is even more space for pedestrians and vendors to coexist.”

NY Times

“The city caps the number of permits given to street vendors seeking to sell food or merchandise, and the wait-lists to get them have more than 10,000 applications each, according to Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center."

NYC Food Policy

In this interview, Fa-Tai Shieh (the Director of Food Procurement for the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and a board member of the Street Vendor Project) discusses his start in food and pressing issues facing vendors today.

Newsbreak

Lander's letter asks for detailed information on licenses, waitlists, enforcement actions, and vendor engagement. He aims to hold the city accountable to Local Law 18 and advocate for fair treatment of street vendors...Mohamed Attia of the Street Vendor Project...support[s] Lander's call for a quick and fair implementation of Local Law 18.

Columbia Spectator

Wells has worn many more hats than just Poster Man. He is a father, vendor, activist, a founder of the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project, a one-time sports agent, jazz fanatic, and former law student, he told Spectator on a recent Wednesday evening.

Portside

Ocasio-Cortez and Street Vendor Project advocates call for the continuation of locally led efforts to improve the Corona Plaza vendor market in Queens, New York.