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Lifting Street Vendor Permit Cap Could Raise $17M: Watchdog
More street vendors would mean more tax revenue for the city.
January 10, 2024
Evicted Brooklyn Bridge Vendors Have Relocated To DUMBO
"We’re in New York City, it’s crowded every-goddamn-where," one vendor said when told neighbors are complaining.
January 9, 2024
New Year’s Leave! City To Kick Vendors Off Bridges Tomorrow
The vendors will be cleared off of the historic span on Wednesday.
January 2, 2024
New Bill Would Allow Some Street Vendors on Bridges Amid Push for Total Ban
“I believe strongly that a full ban on vendors is not necessary,” Council Member Gale Brewer said on Wednesday.
December 15, 2023
Bridge Vending Ban Gains Public Support As Vendors Beg For Compromise
The street vendor "span ban" got a lot of support at a public hearing Wednesday.
November 16, 2023
City Seeks All-Out Ban on Vendors on Every Bridge
The city seeks a "span ban" — thanks to vending overcrowding on the Brooklyn Bridge.
October 6, 2023
A Bridge Too Far: City Seeks Authority to Ban Sellers From Spans
DOT wants to officially ban street vendors from its bridges after NYPD temporarily ejected sellers from the Brooklyn Bridge promenade in January — raising the alarm for merchants who say they have fewer and fewer places to hawk their wares.
May 18, 2023
City Six Months Behind Schedule for New Street Vendor Permits
In July, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was supposed to start issuing 445 new permits every year until 2032, under a City Council law passed two years ago to reform the industry, but the agency hasn't moved beyond creating wait lists in November.
January 30, 2023
‘The Mayor Wants This’: City Boots Vendors From Brooklyn Bridge — EXCLUSIVE
The city booted vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge walkway and has started deploying regular police patrols to stop them from setting back up on the busy pedestrian path — and the removal orders came straight from Mayor Adams, sellers told Streetsblog.
January 22, 2023
THE ASK: Riders Alliance Wants City, State To Attack ‘Root Causes’ of Transit Ills
June 12, 2022
