Op-Ed: City Must Include Street Vendors in Any Outdoor Dining Push
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How the "al fresco" movement could help under-served — and often harassed — immigrant-owned businesses.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street vendors
Street Vendors Call on Elected Officials to Provide Benefits for These Frontline Workers
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The largely immigrant community of street vendors isn't eligible for sick leave, unemployment insurance or small business loans, the group added.
Wednesday’s Headline: TV News Gets it (Mostly) Right This Time Edition
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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!
'Churro Crackdown' Should End Cuomo's 500 Cop Plan
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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.
Jessica Ramos’s Bill for More Food Vendors Just Split the #BikeNYC World
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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.