Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street vendors

Evelia's Tamales, an immigrant-owned food truck, has tried to keep its business alive during the pandemic. Photo: Street Vendor Project

Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors

By Margaret Chin and Carlos Menchaca | Jul 29, 2020 | No Comments

The pandemic has hurt these mostly immigrant small businesses, which have always faced discriminatory enforcement. The administration must step up with law, open streets and policy.

Everyone is struggling to get by these days, including your local street meat slinger. Photo: Flickr/Tony Fischer

Street Vendors Call on Elected Officials to Provide Benefits for These Frontline Workers

By Dave Colon | Mar 18, 2020 | No Comments

The largely immigrant community of street vendors isn't eligible for sick leave, unemployment insurance or small business loans, the group added.

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Wednesday’s Headline: TV News Gets it (Mostly) Right This Time Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

A WPIX11 segment (featuring our old man editor!) basically let drivers off the hook — but it did call for better and more protected bike lanes, so we can't fully complain. That and the other news in today's headlines!

Elsa, the churro saleswoman detained by cops in a video that went viral, rallied with supporters on Monday. Photo: Dave Colon

'Churro Crackdown' Should End Cuomo's 500 Cop Plan

By Dave Colon | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

Never have so many people disagreed about something so basic — whether the city should allocate expensive police resources to detain and harass people who sell churros in the subway.

State Senator Jessica Ramos is shaking up Albany. Photo: Ramos's office

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Jessica Ramos’s Bill for More Food Vendors Just Split the #BikeNYC World

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

The state senator's proposal would remove caps on the number of legal vendors who could operate — but she claims it would not lead to overwhelmed sidewalks.