NYC Street Vending A PRESENTATION BY THE MAYOR’S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT Pauline Yu Community Liaison Asian Outreach 212-788-8950 [email protected].
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NYC Street Vending A PRESENTATION BY THE MAYOR’S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT Pauline Yu Community Liaison Asian Outreach 212-788-8950 [email protected] A Brief History 1910 Peddlers first licensed in NYC in the 1890s. 1904 6,000 licenses, 5,000 arrests for unlicensed vending. 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’. 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. Recent History • DCA Commissioner Mark Green • Harlem Enforcement Initiative • Street Vendor Review Panel • Council Member Philip Reed Types of Vendors/Licenses • General Vendors • Veteran Vendors • Disabled Veteran Vendors • Food Vendors • Green Carts • Parks • Who doesn’t need a license? • First Amendment • Art Issues and Challenges • Enforcement • Unanticipated Consequences • Terrorism – Funding • Immigration • Trademark Counterfeiting • Case Studies • • • • SoHo/West Village Harlem East Harlem Washington Heights Who Enforces? • Mayor’s 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 What is CAU’s Role? CAU coordinates between City and Private Agencies to schedule MARCH operations in specific areas of interest. Mayor Agencies CAU Communities Electeds Typical Enforcement • 10:00 AM Gather at Local Precinct • 10:30 AM Discuss Enforcement Strategy • 11:00 AM Break up into Teams • 3:00 PM Enforcement Concludes • 3:30 PM Final Tally Education & Legislation • Gerson Bills • Fingerprinting • Briefing Sessions • Senegalese Vendors • Esperanza del Barrio • Midtown Community Court