#Times Square food vendor attacked on video, NYPD says

#Times Square food vendor attacked on video, NYPD says

“Times Square food vendor attacked on video, NYPD says” Police are searching for a man who threw a milk crate and traffic cones at a Times Square food vendor in a caught-on-camera attack earlier this month. The 57-year-old victim was approached around 6:15 p.m. May 14 at Seventh Avenue and West 40th Street, the NYPD…

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#New bill pits food carts against restaurants

#New bill pits food carts against restaurants

“#New bill pits food carts against restaurants” New York is about to erupt in a food war. A group of mom-and-pop restaurateurs, bodegas and grocers are launching a campaign against a City Council move to nearly double the number of street vendor permits over the next decade. More than 150 food merchants and business groups…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 3, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 3, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 3, 2021” Vendor bender New York City’s sidewalk chaos is nothing new (“Blame BLM for NYC’s Sidewalk Chaos,” Jonathan S. Tobin, PostOpinion, Dec. 29). Illegal street vendors have been a nuisance for several years, especially in Mayor de Blasio’s backyard, where I lived for many years.The streets are full…

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