street vendors project

Vendors contend police are illegally destroying their seized property without due process.

Long-time street vendors complain they are being squeezed out by monied interests; the local improvement district says recent changes are part of long-standing beautification plans.

The bill would create 4,000 new licenses to sell street food over a ten-year period, more than doubling the 3,000 existing permits.

At today's protest Maria Leone, a street vendor who sells scarves and gloves in SoHo, said "We just work to pay tickets now."

We spoke to both street food vendors and their patrons yesterday to see how they think the modifications will influence NYC street cart culture.