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More Licenses Are Needed For The Fruit And Vegetable Vendors In The City

2023-10-23T13:46:57-04:00October 19th, 2023|

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.”

New York Has Issued 14 New Food Cart Permits. 10,000 Vendors Want Them

2023-10-16T14:59:27-04:00October 13th, 2023|

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."

NYC’s First Soccer Stadium Hits a Snag – the Queens Borough President

2023-10-16T15:02:52-04:00October 11th, 2023|

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."

NYC Floats Plan to Ban Street Vendors from Brooklyn Bridge

2023-10-16T14:57:36-04:00October 10th, 2023|

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.”

Turning to Street Vending, New Migrants Find a Competitive World

2023-10-11T13:02:26-04:00October 4th, 2023|

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."

Interview With Fa-Tai Shieh, Director of Food Procurement for NYC

2023-10-02T14:24:14-04:00September 26th, 2023|

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.

Local Street Vendors Affected: NYC Comptroller Queries City Hall Over Delayed Law Implementation and Vendor Sweeps

2023-09-20T09:36:08-04:00September 13th, 2023|

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.

‘Poster Man’ and Vendor Activist Michael Wells Celebrates 15 Years of Decorating Columbia’s Walls

2023-09-20T09:33:41-04:00September 10th, 2023|

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.

There’s a Very Real Danger Here’: AOC on 2024, the Climate Crisis and ‘Selling Out’

2023-09-20T09:38:33-04:00September 7th, 2023|

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.

In First Months of Street Vendor Enforcement, Sanitation Seized—Then Donated—32,220 Pounds of Food

2023-09-06T09:13:58-04:00August 30th, 2023|

City Limits

“'People are stuck in a really awful situation, and some vendors are taking loans,' said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the Street Vendor Project, of those who’ve been unable to sell in the plaza in the four weeks since the sweep."