New York City street vendors call for reform to industry, end of police targeting

2023-03-20T18:54:05+00:00March 16th, 2023|News|

AM NY

"The vendors, organized by the Street Vendor Project, say that New York’s smallest small business owners are stymied by an outdated regulatory framework and preventing individual businesses, and the industry writ large, from reaching their fullest potential."

‘Shocked’ Flushing Vendors Protest Council Member Who Called for Crackdown

2023-03-20T18:50:23+00:00March 16th, 2023|News|

The City

"Street sellers met with Ung last August to discuss concerns around street vending and to work with the Council member toward a solution, said Rui Li, an organizer with the nonprofit Street Vendor Project. But...the vendors had not heard from Ung since."

NYC may house inmates at half-finished Brooklyn jail to comply with ‘flawed’ Rikers Island closing plan: Mayor Adams

2023-03-20T19:18:34+00:00March 15th, 2023|News|

NY Daily News

"Freedom Agenda co-director Darren Mack agreed with Gerard and urged Adams to immediately take “tangible steps” toward winding down operations on Rikers. “These include permanently closing empty jails on Rikers as mandated by law, starting with the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility."

NYC may house inmates at half-finished Brooklyn jail to comply with ‘flawed’ Rikers Island closing plan: Mayor Adams

2023-03-20T19:06:49+00:00March 15th, 2023|News|

NY Daily News

"Freedom Agenda co-director Darren Mack agreed with Gerard and urged Adams to immediately take “tangible steps” toward winding down operations on Rikers. “These include permanently closing empty jails on Rikers as mandated by law, starting with the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility."

Handbook Helps Navigate Non-Prosecution Policies for Sex Work

2023-03-20T18:39:27+00:00March 14th, 2023|News|

Yale News

The Yale Global Health Justice Partnership (GHJP) and the Sex Workers Project (SWP) of the Urban Justice Center have jointly released a handbook on district attorneys’ policies of non-prosecution of sex work-related charges. The handbook supports advocates for sex worker rights, prosecutors, policy makers, and other stakeholders to develop, influence, track, and assess the operation and impact of district attorney non-prosecution policies.