What More Street Vendor Permits Mean For Bushwick

Last week, a long-fought-for bill was passed lifting a 40-year cap on street food vendor permits in New York City. The expected result, after gradually paying out about 4,000 new permits over the course of several years, will be an over 100% swell in the amount of street food permit holders in the city by 2032.

The law, spearheaded by Manhattan City Councilwoman Margaret S. Chin, would seem to be good news for many of the city’s undocumented immigrants, who...[click here for full article]