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‘Unjust and immoral’: street vendors call on New York City to issue more permits
The Guardian
If passed, a new bill will offer 4,000 permits over a decade. Read this article from The Guardian which shares the voices of street vendors in SVP like Walid Abdelwahab.
The Urban Justice Center’s Domestic Violence Project Advocates for Survivors & Other Vulnerable Populations
Dating News
Amber Brooks| March 28, 2019
NYC welfare recipients endure long waits, bad treatment from staff: study
NY Daily News
For New Yorkers who rely on public assistance, the average wait-time at facilities that offer these benefits is three hours. The following article by the Daily News, features quotes and statistics from the Safety Net Project’s report: Bureaucracy of Benefits.New York City Food Carts Get Their First Report Cards
NY Times
Matthew Shapiro, the legal director of the SVP speaks with the New York Times about the impact of new health grades for street vendors. A cart or truck “is a much smaller space, with limited refrigeration and hot holding areas, and a potable water tank instead of water from the building,” he said. “I am not saying it is easy to run a restaurant, but vendors have unique challenges, while still being held to the same standard.”The Vendy Awards
NYC Bar Association Annual Pride Reception and Arthur S. Leonard Award Honors PCYP Attorney
Yahoo
PCYP's Nadia Qurashi honored with the Arthur S. Leonard Award by the NYC Bar Association