Controversial Street Vending Bills Could Modestly Boost City’s Economy, Report Finds
Crain's
"The average annual profit for all street vendors in the city was about $8,000 as of 2019, according to the Street Vendor Project."Crain's
"The average annual profit for all street vendors in the city was about $8,000 as of 2019, according to the Street Vendor Project."The Daily Record
"In the spring 2023 semester, students in the clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on behalf of the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center, arguing that the court should reconsider a “crime of moral turpitude” deportation ground."Curbed
"The managing director of the Street Vendor Project, Mohamed Attia, says the majority of vendors who have moved to the block appear to be abiding by the law. They are licensed, allowed to keep late hours, and permitted to use generators."Norwood News
"Chaplain Dr. Victoria Phillips, Jails Action Coalition, said, “Rikers is a death sentence. Rikers must close. We have lost another life, another heartbeat, in DOC custody, Chima Williams."Norwood News
"Darren Mack, co-director of Freedom Agenda, gave his reaction to Williams’ death, saying, “Today, yet another family is grieving the loss of their loved one in the custody of the City of New York. This shameful tragedy makes the stakes even more clear – we need to stop sending people to Rikers to die right now."El Diario
"La activista Victoria A. Phillips conocida como Dr V, fundadora de la Jails Action Coalition, acusó que la Rikers Island es “una sentencia de muerte”. “Hemos perdido otra vida, otro latido, bajo la custodia del DOC” acusó, haciendo notar que cada muerto en prisión significa “una familia más abrumada por la muerte de su ser querido”.The Chief Leader
"Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez [of the Street Vendor Project] argued that reforming the street vending industry could be a “great opportunity for the mayor to deliver results for working class New Yorkers and make a change that will better their lives.”NY Daily News
"Call it what you want, Erick died after being locked alone in a cell in solitary confinement with nobody watching him." - Op-ed by Freedom Agenda member Amariliz Torres TaviraCity Limits
"Park’s comments frustrated advocates who pushed for the passage of the full Council package. “I know that I cannot pick and choose which laws I adhere to,” said Patricia Glover, a member of the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Activists. “If I run a red light I’m going to have to pay a fine.”Gothamist
“Today, yet another person is grieving the loss of their loved one in the custody of the City of New York,” said Darren Mack, co-director of Freedom Agenda, an advocacy organization for incarcerated people