Astoria Post

"Mohamad Attia, Managing Director of the Street Vendor Project, participated as a vendor this year. A former street vendor himself, Attia saw the market as an opportunity to both promote SVP’s mission of advocating for vendor rights and share a taste of his home city of Alexandria, Egypt."

Queens Eagle

“Darren Mack, the co-director of the criminal justice advocacy group Freedom Agenda, blamed Adams and his administration for Quidone’s death, as well as the deaths of Moore and Powell.”

Gothamist

“They release someone who is about to die at Rikers, thinking the public won't notice it was Rikers that killed them,” said Darren Mack, cofounder of the group Freedom Agenda.”

City Limits

“The tickets were mostly for minor infractions, such as standing a few inches from the curb or crosswalk, explained Mohamed Attia, director of the Street Vendor Project."

NY Daily News

“'This is the horrific and predictable result of the Mayor and the NYPD Commissioner’s cruel campaign to erode civil rights reforms and jail as many people as possible,' said Darren Mack, of the Freedom Agenda."

Gothamist

“They release someone who is about to die at Rikers, thinking the public won't notice it was Rikers that killed them,” Darren Mack, cofounder of the group Freedom Agenda, said in a statement.”

Hoodline

"Eduardo Ventura, a member of the advocacy group Safety Net Activists, echoed the sentiment in a Gothamist piece, “They should be using all of these city resources and millions of dollars to give homes to people but instead they use it to push and kick them around in the streets,” Ventura said.”

Gothamist

“They should be using all of these city resources and millions of dollars to give homes to people but instead they use it to push and kick them around in the streets,” said Eduardo Ventura, who has previously been cleared out in the city’s sweeps and is a member of the advocacy group Safety Net Activists [of the Safety Net Project]."

Gothamist

“Darren Mack, co-founder of the advocacy group Freedom Agenda, criticized the proposal to add more beds. "You could touch the person right next to you and right behind you if you reach your hand out.”

Prism

“In this current environment that we are in, everyone feels scared, feels unsafe, and is unsure about what could happen,” said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, the deputy director for the Street Vendor Project."