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Zohran Mamdani to Street Vendors: I’m Listening

Zohran Mamdani's promise to lower chicken-over-rice prices and reform vending permits has inspired a wave of grassroots organizing among the city's 23,000 street vendors.

What Mamdani's win means for New York City's food scene

By building much of his campaign on food and championing "hidden gems" in lesser-known parts of the city, NYC's new mayor is ...
City & State New YorkOpinion

Opinion: Fixing NYC’s street vending chaos is a moral obligation – and a simple one

A newly amended City Council bill will create a regulatory system that balances incentives with enforcement and builds ...
WNYT NewsChannel 13

Vendors on NYC’s Canal Street say they were harassed and asked to show papers in immigration sweep

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after a mass of federal agents questioned street vendors and sparked protests on Manhattan’s Canal Street, sellers were scarce on the busy strip. Some who did venture out ...

Delivery Workers and Street Vendors Join Forces

Kassandra Perez-Desir, DoorDash’s head of government relations for New York, said in a statement that “deactivations should be rare and handled fairly” but that the current version of the bill would ...
City & State New York

Opinion: Mayor Adams, it’s time to protect immigrant street vendors

Across New York City, from Roosevelt Avenue in Queens to Fordham Road in the Bronx, one thing is clear: street vending is a lifeline for working-class families. It is also one of the most visible ...
WSB-TV

Vendors on NYC's Canal Street say they were harassed and asked to show papers in immigration sweep

NEW YORK — A day after a mass of federal agents questioned street vendors and sparked protests on Manhattan's Canal Street, sellers were scarce on the busy strip. Some who did venture out Wednesday, ...