Street Vendors

Street Food and Urban Culture

Fabio Parasecoli | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Street Food, Aesthetics, Social Justice, Immigrants, Urban Policy, Culture, Advocacy, Street Vendors, New York Food Carts, Food Trucks, New York News

Both gourmet food trucks and allegedly messy carts are constitutive elements of the NYC foodscape. Any attempt at deciding what category of vendor is better somehow goes against the very spirit of the city.

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The NYPD Continues Its War On Books

dnainfo.com | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Nypd, Used Books, Street Vendors, Ny News, Books, Greenwich Village, Sidewalk Vendors, New York News, Sixth Avenue, Book Vendors, New York News

GREENWICH VILLAGE -- Cops have launched a crackdown on illegal book vendors selling thousands of tomes from tables along Sixth Avenue, DNAinfo has lea...

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Group Wants To Ban 'Ugly' Food Carts

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: NY Around Town, Midtown, 34th Street Partnership, Street Vendors, Ny News, New York Food Carts, Video, New York News

A conclave of outraged midtown businesses are putting their time to good use by demanding the removal of "ugly" food carts from their otherwise pristi...

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Street Vendors Protest Against Unfair And High Fines

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Ydanis Rodriguez, Video, Latino Politics, Street Vendors, 000 Vendors Against $1, New York Street Vendors, Protest, 000 Fines, 1, Street Vendor Project, Latino Voices News

On Thursday, NYC street vendors marched in protest what they describe as unfair fines the city has imposed against them by The New York Police Departm...

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For the Love of Justice: A Valentine's Day Tribute to Frederick Douglass

Hugh Hogan | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Social Justice, U.S. Postal Service, Homelessness, Street Vendors, Frederick Douglass, Human Trafficking, New York Street Vendors, Ny DREAM Act, Valentine's Day Ny, New York News

In honor of Frederick Douglass' activism, here is my Valentine's Day message to New Yorkers who want to make this city a fairer, more caring and compassionate place.

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Food Trucks Are a Win-Win

Leland Morris | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: DC Restaurants, Dc Food Trucks, Regulations, Food Vendors, Street Vendors, Food Trucks, DC News

The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs' newly proposed vending regulations reflect a number of compromises. On the whole, however, we believe they are a positive step forward.

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Letter Grades Coming To Food Carts?

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Department of Health Letter Grades, Hot Dog Vendors, Street Vendors, New York Restaurants, Food Carts, Letter Grades, NY Restaurants, New York City Food Carts, New York City Department of Health, New York News

New York City's street-meat vendors could soon be subject to health letter grades if one Queens lawmaker has it his way. State Senator Jose Peralta...

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Absurdities and Frustations on the Path to Self-Employment in Cuba

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Self-Employment in Cuba, Cuban Economy, Cuba, Cuban Street Vendors, Street Vendors, Street Vendor Licenses, World News

In the fine print of the "street vendor" license, however, it is unclear how long Tony can stand in one place. Each inspector interprets in his own way how long these "nomadic dessert sellers" can occupy the same site.

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More Than Spare Change: How NYC Scams City Street Vendors

Afton Branche | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Immigrant Entrepreneurs, New York City Council, Immigrants, Regulations, Workers, Mayor Bloomberg, Street Vendors, Ny Street Vendors, Small Business America, Small Businesses, New York News

NY is home to 10,000 street vendors, the majority of whom are immigrants. The job for these workers is inherently tough. But the web of rules regulating the industry makes it even more difficult to get ahead.

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Times Square Vendor

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Times Square Bomb, Hot Dogs, Street Vendors, Cartoon, New York News

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Keep Our Eyes on the Street Open

Stacy Torres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jay-Walking, Times Square, Nypd, Street Vendors, Central Park, Lance Orton, Battery Park, Union Square, High Line, Faisal Shahzad Times Square Bomber, Duane Jackson Times Square, Squeegee Men, Broken Windows, Faisal Shahzad, New York News

Just two weeks after the Bloomberg administration proposed to drastically cut the number of art vendors allowed in four popular city parks, two Times Square vendors are being hailed as heroes.

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Plan To Ban Wrigley Field Street Vendors Angers Salesmen

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wrigley Field, Tom Tunney, Wrigley Field Street Vendors, Illinois, Ald. Tom Tunney, Street Vendors, Joe Sienkiewicz, Chicago, Chicago News

Ald. Tom Tunney, whose ward includes the Friendly Confines, is taking another swing at moving peddlers away from it. Last summer, he struck out trying...

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Frugal Intern: Eat on the Cheap in New York

Betty Jin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dining, Saving Money, Street Vendors, New York City, Farmers Markets, Grocery Stores, College News

Welcome to the first official post on my Frugal Intern blog! I'm a college student trying to get by on $100 a week and will be charting my successes (and failures) here, along with tips for spending wisely.

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How to Kill 100 Jobs in New York City

Sean Basinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Artists, Street Vendors, Parks, Union Square, Central Park, New York Parks Department, Unemployment, New York Economy, Parks Department, Battery Park, Video, New York News

The Parks Department has proposed new rules that would lead to a 75-80% reduction in art vendors in Union Square Park, Central Park, and Battery Park. More than 100 people are expected to lose their jobs.

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PHOTOS: The RACIST And Homophobic Shirts Sold Around Wrigley Field

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Racist Cubs Merchandise, Racist Shirts, Wrigleyville, Wrigley Field, Tom Tunney, Kosuke Fukudome, Street Vendors, Homophobic Cubs Merchandise, Chicago Cubs 2010, Chicago Cubs, Racist Cubs Tshirts, Chicago News

As the Cubs played their first home game of the 2010 season, fans gathered in and around the ballpark to stock up on merchandise. Unfortunately, the r...

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Street Vendors for the Tea Party?

Sean Basinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Health Department, Street Vendors, Smoking Ban, Michael Bloomberg, Muslim Americans, Shirajul Islam, Trans Fat Ban, Immigrants, Libertarian, Roasted Peanuts, New York News

New York street vendors are almost all immigrants. They don't carry guns. But one thing is for sure. Like members of the Tea Party, they mostly just want the government to leave them alone.

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Health Inspectors Crack Down On Street Vendor Bathroom Breaks

nypost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Carts, Department of Health, NYC Department of Health, Street Vendors, Health Inspectors, New York City, New York, New York News

Street vendors be warned: Take a bathroom break, and it may be your business that gets flushed down the toilet. ...

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No Street Seafood Vendor Ban

Gothamist | edEx | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Street-Vendors-Seafood-Ban, Food, Street Vendors, New York City, New York, New York News

After freaking out street vendors and the bloggers who love them yesterday, the Health Department has emailed us to say it was all a big misunderstand...

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Department Of Health Bans Street Vendor Seafood

Midtown Lunch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Midtown-Manhattan, Lunch-Midtown-Manhattan, Street Vendors, Street Vendors Seafood Ban, Midtown, New York City, New York, New York News

Apparently at the end of last year, the Department of Health adopted a resolution that rewrote many parts of the health code as it pertains to street ...

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Always Hungry

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yom Kippur, Always Hungry, Vendy Awards New York, Katchkie Farm, Local Food, Organic Food, Queens, Street Vendors, Fasting, Food, Cleansing, Foodies, New York Food, New York News

From the moment I was expected to contemplate a Yom Kippur fast as a teenager, I became ravenous. I clearly remember the object of my uncontrollable hunger -- Smokey the Bear cookies.

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Navigating the Recession: Street Papers More Relevant Than Ever

Tim Covi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless, Street Sheets, Street Papers, Newspapers, Denver Voice, Helping the Homeless, Street Vendors, Journalism, Colorado, Denver, Denver News

While the format of street papers varies, one core concept is universal: a works program that is designed to empower homeless vendors, build their confidence and provide a means to become self-sufficient.

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Halal Mafia Hard On Food Cart Newcomers

New York Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Cart, Halal Mafia, Street Vendors, New York Halal Cart, Halal Cart, Food Carts, Food Vendors, New York Food Carts, Food Trucks, New York News

Newcomers to the city's food-cart wars say that when they stake a claim to a busy corner, they frequently get threatened by a loose-knit band of gyro-...

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Police Crack Down On Food Vendors Outside The Met

New York Times | Sewell Chan and Joel Stonington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fifth Avenue, Met, Street Carts, New York, Food Vendors, Street Vendors, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York News

In what appeared to be a coordinated crackdown on the proliferation of food vendors - many of them disabled veterans - outside the Metropolitan Museum...

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2009 Vendy Awards Finalists Announced: Pick Your Favorite! (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

The Vendy Awards are back! It may not be as flashy as the Academy Awards or as validating as the Pulitzer Prize, but let's face it: the Vendys will...

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Food Truck Turf Wars In NYC

New York Times | JULIA MOSKIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Food, Street Vendors, New York City, New York Vendors, Nyc Food Truck, New York, New York City Food Trucks, New York Food, Food Trucks, New York News

Monday was a routine day for Grant Di Mille and Samira Mahboubian, the owners of the Street Sweets food truck, a mobile trove of croissants, cupcakes...

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