NYC Street Vending

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NYC Street Vending

• A PRESENTATION BY THE MAYORS
  COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT

Pauline Yu Community Liaison Asian
Outreach 212-788-8950 PYu1_at_cityhall.nyc.gov
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A Brief History
1910 New Age mag describes continuous lines of
pushcarts in lower Manhattan which impede
pedestrian movement, interfere with deliveries to
local stores, and block the free passage of
police and fire wagons.
Peddlers first licensed in NYC in the 1890s.
1968
DCA is first formed.
1963 The law established that a vendor could
not sell within 100 feet of a store or 250 feet
if merchant objected.

• 1904
• 6,000 licenses, 5,000 arrests for unlicensed
  vending.

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Recent History

• DCA Commissioner Mark Green
• Harlem Enforcement Initiative
• Street Vendor Review Panel
• Council Member Philip Reed

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Types of Vendors/Licenses

• General Vendors
• Veteran Vendors
• Disabled Veteran Vendors
• Food Vendors
• Green Carts
• Parks
• Who doesnt need a license?
• First Amendment
• Art

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Issues and Challenges

• Enforcement
• Unanticipated Consequences
• Terrorism Funding
• Immigration
• Trademark Counterfeiting
• Case Studies
• SoHo/West Village
• Harlem
• East Harlem
• Washington Heights

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Who Enforces?

• Mayors Office of Special Enforcement
• NYPD Manhattan South Peddler Task Force
• FDNY
• Department of Health
• Department of Consumer Affairs
• Department of Buildings
• Motion Picture Association of America
• Recording Industry Association of America
• Private Law/Brand Protection Agencies

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What is CAUs Role?

• CAU coordinates between City and Private
  Agencies to schedule MARCH operations in specific
  areas of interest.

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Typical Enforcement

• 1000 AM Gather at Local Precinct
• 1030 AM Discuss Enforcement Strategy
• 1100 AM Break up into Teams
• 300 PM Enforcement Concludes
• 330 PM Final Tally

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Education Legislation

• Gerson Bills
• Fingerprinting
• Briefing Sessions
• Senegalese Vendors
• Esperanza del Barrio
• Midtown Community Court