Curbed
"The managing director of the Street Vendor Project, Mohamed Attia, says the majority of vendors who have moved to the block appear to be abiding by the law. They are licensed, allowed to keep late hours, and permitted to use generators."The Chief Leader
"Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez [of the Street Vendor Project] argued that reforming the street vending industry could be a “great opportunity for the mayor to deliver results for working class New Yorkers and make a change that will better their lives.”Gothamist
“It is incredibly complicated. It's more inaccessible than not,” said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the Street Vendor Project. “It's very much these layers of red tape that make it incredibly complicated just for an average vendor to operate.”Univision
Eric Nava Pérez, del [Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center], que representa a 3,000 vendedores ambulantes, expresó que se oponen a la propuesta de la Ciudad de Nueva York para desalojarlos y apunta que "deberían solicitar propuestas de los mismos vendedores".Queens Gazette
“The Corona Plaza Street Vendors Association is grateful to the elected officials and partners for their support for our community’s street vendors, most of whom are immigrant mothers,” said Rosario Troncoso, board president, Corona Plaza Street Vendors Association and member, Street Vendor Project, Urban Justice Center.Gothamist
“The vision here is to have a functioning system that allows for the street vendors to thrive, not only survive, in our city,” said Mohamed Attia, the managing director of the Street Vendor Project, which helped craft the bills.The City
“For the first, probably, week or so it’s going to be just merchandise,” said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project, who told THE CITY that food vendors are still waiting on new permits to be processed before they can return."Queens Daily Eagle
"Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, the deputy director of the [UJC] Street Vendor Project who advocated on behalf of the association of vendors at Corona Plaza, says that their major sticking points with the deal concern exactly how and when vendors can operate."CBS
"Street Vendor Project Deputy Director Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez said the four-month shutdown devastated vendors economically. "These are folks who live and work in the community, who are raising their families here. It's primarily immigrant women."NY Times
"The city’s plan could nevertheless become a model for other informal markets across New York, where vendors often operate illegally because they are unable to obtain permits, said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, the deputy director of [UJC's] Street Vendor Project."© 2023 Urban Justice Center | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
