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AFTER 47 YEARS, STREET VENDOR REFORM HAS PASSED!!!
From NYC's tamaleras to halal carts, street vendors are an integral part of our city. Today @NYCCouncil advances their rights by making Intros 431, 408 and 1251 law. VENDOR POWER! 🌮🥙🗽
Street Vendor Project
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Street Vendor Project
@VendorPower
Member-led organization championing the rights of street vendors as small businesses to earn a living & contribute to NYC culture & life @urbanjustice
- A moving scene as New Yorkers from all walks of life come together to support Mohamed, Sam and their coworkers on 83rd & 2nd Ave, taking a stand against anti-Muslim hate Sitting around a folding table provided by an UES neighbor, sharing halal chicken over rice & building bonds
- In the middle of a pandemic, in the Bronx where 1 in 5 don't have enough to eat @NYPDnews @NYCSanitation trashed a business, destroying produce in a food desert This family is just trying to run a small business, and sell affordable fruits & veggies. @NYCMayor beyond wrong
00:00 - Horrific treatment of Maria, a mother, immigrant entrepreneur & her *daughter* who filmed Earlier this week, Maria was arrested for selling mangoes & kiwis to customers she's served for 10+ yrs Shame on our city for choosing cruelty, instead of supporting hardworking mothers
00:00 - And they wonder why NYC's poverty rates just keep increasing That's a $1,000 ticket. For selling fresh cut fruit. That costs $5/cup. She needs access to business licensing, not a summons from the #NYPD. Street vending is not a crime! We need #StreetVendorReform now
- Replying to @VendorPowerThe systemic abuse of our city's micro-businesses and disregard for hunger is a travesty. Our communities deserve care, support, and training. Thankful to the community members who donated to the vendor yesterday to help her get back on her feet. @NYCMayor do you condone this?
00:00 - NYC vending laws can put a family into poverty in under 10 minutes Floriberto, a father of 4, started selling tamales 🫔on Fordham Road after working in restaurants for 15 yrs @NYCSanitation fined him $4,000 - due to the cap on permits he’s unable to get one #StreetVendorReform
- Replying to @VendorPowerThe abuse of street vendors will continue until there is legislative change, creating a pathway for NYC’s smallest businesses to formalize Support vendors by calling your State Senator & Assemblymember to #LegalizeStreetVending by passing S1175/A5081 NOW!
- Replying to @VendorPowerNote: Maria has a food vendor license (pays sales taxes, passed DOHMH food safety courses) but no permit to vend - but it's not for lack of trying A cap on # of permits in place for ~40yrs makes it nearly impossible to get one, hurting NYC's smallest biz
- Street vending is a crucial part of economy & culture in Corona, Queens. In times like these, when critical information is being shared primarily online and in English, street vendors continue to play an essential role in ensuring information reaches the most impacted communities
- Replying to @VendorPowerMaria wanted to show the work she was arrested for: "These are the fruits & box of chocolates we sell - it takes us 3 days to sell this box. This is the honorable work we do - we aren't hurting anyone or anything"
00:00 - Replying to @VendorPower🚨 TOMORROW 🚨 Stand Up for Street Vendors! Street vendors are a vital part of our community and our smallest businesses #LegalizeStreetVending 🗓 Sunday, September 26th ⏰ 12 PM 📍 White Plains Rd & Pelham Parkway Alongside @Vanessalgibson @Fernandez4NY @mvelaznyc
00:00 - Replying to @VendorPowerFloriberto and his family have been struggling mentally & economically figuring out to how pay these fines after seeing his cart stripped away NYC is cruel to street vendors - this must change. We need to reform the vending so our smallest biz don’t get traumatized like this
- Replying to @VendorPowerTo support Maria financially, her venmo is @Maria-Falcon-65 To advocate for laws to change to increase Street Vendor rights & protections - call/tag your NYC Councilmember & NYC Mayor
