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Page 1: Vendors: NYC

2010 American Planning Association Conference in New

Orleans  Planning for Street Food Vendors

Maria C. GarciaApril 11, 2010

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History of vending and Changing demographics

Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006

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Permit Caps 1979 www.streetvendor.org

Type 46% Food (full-

year)  ______________________General (non-

veteran)_____________________Military Veterans 

_________________________28% First Amend. 

Books, magazines or artUnlicensed :Total

Majority of vendors are:•L

egal•N

ot citizens •D

ocumented•A

uthorized to work•G

reen card holders *Stricter Immigration policy 911 and transnational lifestyles

a. Rozhon, Tracie and Rachel Thorner, “On the Streets, Genuine Copies (And a Few Originals),” New York Times, May 26, 2005.b. Estimatedc. Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE 

URBAN JUSTICE ECENTER, 2006.

a. Rozhon, Tracie and Rachel Thorner, “On the Streets, Genuine Copies (And a Few Originals),” New York Times, May 26, 2005.b. Estimatedc. Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE 

URBAN JUSTICE ECENTER, 2006.

Number: 3,000853 1,000 1,704(a)6,000 (b )12,557

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French 2%

Wolof 2%

Urdu 2%Tibetan 2%

Other 5%Spanish 6%

Arabic 7%

Fulani 10Farsi 10%

Mandarin/Cantonese 15%

Bengali 21%

English 20%

•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: •A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City:

•A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006

Primary Languages Spoken www.streetvendor.org 

Lower Manhattan83% Immigrants

20 countries and 4 continents18%  Bangladesh

16% China12% Afghanistan

Top Languages Spoken15% Chinese and Cantonese 

20% English21% Bengali

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Cant Find Another  Job 38%

27% Loves the Freedom

Enjoys  Vending     10%

Multi.Responses

11%

Good Money7%

   Has  aDisability

7%

Other 11%

Median Net Income $7,500

•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006

Why They Vend www.streetvendor.org

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Outer Boroughs and Neighborhoods

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Regulating the “Turf Wars”

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Restricted street 16% 

Too close to Storefront,

15%Health Violations10%

Street toonarrow, 8%

Unlicensed 8%

License  not         visible 5%No prices

Posted 4%

Other 12%Too far fromCurb 22%

•Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: •A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006 •Peddling Uphill: A report on the conditions of street vendors in New York City: •A REPORT BY THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT OF THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER, 2006

Vendor Tickets Issued by Violation

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http://www.anothercupdevelopment.org/VP-MPP.pdfhttp://www.anothercupdevelopment.org/VP-MPP.pdf

Too Close to Store Front

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Ten Ways to Improve Vending in NYC1. Lift the Cap     2. End Forfeitures3. Abolish Review Panel4. Reform Enforcement5. Streamline Bureaucracy6. Write Manual7. Legalize Craft Vending8. Improve Adjunction9. Abolish Bidding10.Provide Small Business AssistanceSTREET VENDORS UNITE! Recommendations for Improving the Regulations on Street Vending in New York City Food Vendors’

Union Local 169V  33 W. 14th Street  New York, NY 10011  (212) 255-9655 

853 Merchandise licenses 3000 Food vending permits *12000+  working  vendors

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Advocacy Supporting Change•S

treet Vendor Project : www.streetvendor.org STREET VENDORS UNITE! Recommendations for Improving the Regulations on Street Vending in New York City Food Vendors’ Union Local 169V

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•Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) http://anothercupdevelopment.org

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•Making Policy Public (MPP) http://makingpolicypublic.net/

•Turf Wars at the Hot Dog Cart By JULIA MOSKIN New York Times Published: June 30, 2009

•Midtown Lunch Blog: http://midtownlunch.com/

•Maria C. Garcia [email protected] Transportation Analyst199 Water Street, Suite 2200New York, N.Y. 10038w 212 383.7268f 212 383.7244