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NYC Street Vendors Targeted for Lack of Licenses Despite City Hall Promising Otherwise
Gothamist
“The next time that they claim they're cleaning up the streets, I want everyone here to understand that they are waging a war on working families, a war that criminalizes vendors for having no choice but to work in an outdated system.” - Victoria Lu, SVPNonprofit Helps Unlicensed Food Cart Vendors Become Caterers
Spectrum News
"SVP, an advocacy group that works to advance the rights of street vendors, last month began connecting more than a dozen with other nonprofit organizations and corporations so they can find work in catering."Street Vendors Rally in Manhattan for More Permits and Licenses
Spectrum News
"The Street Vendor Project says they would like to see the release of 1,500 new spots over the next five years."Street Vendors Protest Permitting Process After City Crackdown
Pix 11
“We think this march today will highlight the fact that vendors cannot get their permits,” said Mohamed Attia, Director of the Street Vendor Project. “We need to dispel any myths that some people are putting out there.”
SNP Files Amicus Brief in Support of the Rights of the Homeless in Landmark Supreme Court Case
SNP Joins Faith-Based Organizations, Medical Professionals, Legal Experts, Academic Leaders, Advocates, & Members of Congress to Urge an End to the Criminalization of Homelessness.
Man in DOC Custody Dies In Bellevue Ward
Queens Eagle
"Darren Mack, the co-director of Freedom Agenda, railed against the DOC, prosecutors and the courts for detaining Savage despite his illness. “No one should die in confinement,” Mack said."