NYC Agency: Street Vendor Rules Costly, Confusing
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City’s Independent Budget Office said nearly $15 million in street vendor fines went unpaid in fiscal 2009. The agency’s new report said the city’s street vendor regulations...
View ArticleDavid Crosby, Graham Nash Play Zuccotti Park
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Occupy Wall Street got a blast from the past Tuesday when activist musicians David Crosby and Graham Nash put on a concert for protesters in Zuccotti Park. The two 60s era...
View ArticleStreet Vendors Protest Citi Bike Racks In Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Some street vendors say the city’s new bike sharing program has given their livelihoods the boot. Nearly a dozen lower Broadway street vendors say they showed up to work on...
View ArticleStreet Vendors Say They Were Booted Ahead Of Super Bowl Boulevard Opening
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Super Bowl Boulevard may have temporarily taken over Times Square but what happened to all of the vendors that typically populate the busy, tourist-filled part of Manhattan? As...
View ArticleGrilled Cheese Truck Takes Home Top Prize At Annual NYC Food Truck Competition
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A new king of food trucks has been crowned in New York City. More than 2,000 people gathered Saturday on Governors Island for the annual Vendy Awards. Grilled-cheese food...
View ArticleBill Proposes Expansion Of NYC Food Vendor Permits On City Sidewalks,...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — More food vendors could come to New York City streets if a bill is passed that would help those who haven’t been able to get a permit for decades, but restaurant owners worry...
View ArticleUnlicensed Vendors In The Bronx Accused Of Taking Over Sidewalks, Taking...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A battle for business is heating up in the Bronx where unlicensed vendors are being accused of taking over sidewalks, bus stops and even crosswalks. The vendors say they’re...
View ArticlePhotos Of City Sanitation Crews Throwing Away Fresh Produce Confiscated From...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There’s outrage in the Bronx over video showing fresh produce being tossed in the trash when city officials determined a local vendor didn’t have a license. In photos and video,...
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