It's Tuesday in New York City, where Morad Nawar operates a Manhattan food cart under a rented permit, cooking up chicken over rice and hot dogs for tourists.
Vendors like Nawar, who rent permits from their original holders, are at risk of scams and high prices. That’s set to change in October when Nawar expects to receive one of the 21,500 legal permits being distributed under a new City Council law.
There are an estimated 23,000 street vendors currently operating in New York City, according to a 2024 survey by the Immigration Research Initiative. The vast majority of them don’t have the proper permits.
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Jersey City’s public safety operations are slated to get a $7 million increase even as municipal leaders grapple with a historic financial crisis and plan to spike property taxes by at least 15%.
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“Vendors run the smallest businesses in our city, and they have been out there for decades, and they always wanted to access the license, but sadly, the outdated laws have been getting in their way for the last half a century.”
A coalition of business owners sued the Mamdani administration on Monday over its plans to launch five city-owned grocery stores that officials say will offer lower prices to shoppers.
The MTA plans to begin testing out a “virtual” reloadable OMNY card that New Yorkers can keep on their smartphones later this year. The option could make life easier for transit riders who rely on physical cards to pay their fares.
Queens councilmember Phil Wong called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to redirect city funding toward strengthening flood-resilient infrastructure after Queens residents struggled with bouts of storms over the last month.
A new state law going into effect Tuesday prohibits local police in New York from formally cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or detaining immigrants for the agency in local jails — but don’t tell that to Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin.
