There are 20,000 street vendors in NYC. Vendors who are primarily immigrants, people of color, and women, keep their city running. But a racist, outdated cap on permits required to run a food cart forces thousands to either work in fear of police harassment without one, or rent a permit in the underground market for up to $25,000. This broken system has gone on for far too long.

On November 12th street vendors from throughout NYC held a historic march across the Brooklyn Bridge demanding:

• NYC council lift the cap on street vendor permits which hasn’t been updated in decades.
• NYC Council pass a resolution to end police harassment of street vendors 
• Financial relief for street vendors who have been financially harmed by COVID19.

Read more about NYC’s street vendors in this powerful NYT expose. 

TAKE ACTION:

Tweet your Support for NYC Street Vendors Today 

Here are some sample tweets:

Demand an end to the racist, outdated vending system that criminalizes NYC street vendors. @NYCMayor @NYCCouncil pass #intro1116 NOW!

Photo 1: Manuel. 

 You read Manuel’s powerful story of surviving by street vending in the @nytimes piece by @arrejuan & @dgbxny

 He’s asking you, @NYCCouncil @NYCMayor, to respect our work. Respect the work of NYC’s street vendors.

Pass #Intro1116 Now!

Photo 2: Yu Xia

“Even after all these yrs, I still don’t have my own permit. I spend $20,000 every 2 yrs to rent someone else’s

 Normally, this is a huge burden. Now during the pandemic, it’s made my situation even more difficult” – Yu Xia, Flushing vendor

 @NYCMayor @NYCCouncil Pass #Intro1116!

Cover photo: Salvador Espinoza