Mr. Mayor, We Made Your 2021 Resolutions For You
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From cycling safety to street vending to improving bus commutes, here's a list of what we'd like for Vision Zero.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street vendors
OPINION: Mayor de Blasio Leaves Street Vendors Out in the Cold
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When will the city treat street vendors as legitimate small businesses?
Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors
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The pandemic has hurt these mostly immigrant small businesses, which have always faced discriminatory enforcement. The administration must step up with law, open streets and policy.
Op-Ed: City Must Include Street Vendors in Any Outdoor Dining Push
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How the "al fresco" movement could help under-served — and often harassed — immigrant-owned businesses.
Street Vendors Call on Elected Officials to Provide Benefits for These Frontline Workers
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The largely immigrant community of street vendors isn't eligible for sick leave, unemployment insurance or small business loans, the group added.
Wednesday’s Headline: TV News Gets it (Mostly) Right This Time Edition
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A WPIX11 segment (featuring our old man editor!) basically let drivers off the hook — but it did call for better and more protected bike lanes, so we can't fully complain. That and the other news in today's headlines!