A new survey by The Street Vendor Project estimates there are around 23,000 street vendors operating in New York City, with the vast majority (20,500) being mobile food vendors. The research sheds light on a community often overlooked and highlights their ongoing struggle for greater legal recognition and opportunities.
Street vendor Guadalupe Sosa of East Harlem says while her job can be stressful and difficult, she finds meaning in her role in the neighborhood and her customers.Guadalupe Sosa has worked with her mother to sell diced fruit, fresh juice and snow cones in the summer near their East Harlem apartment for close to half of her life.outlier among street vendors who make up such a characteristic part of New York City life.
The results relate to vendors’ longstanding political campaign to increase the number of food vendor permits and licenses. A 2021 Council bill created a system where the Health Department offers at least 445 supervisory license applications per year. The Health Department said it has issued all of the license applications for the current period, but there are still 7,643 vendors waiting to apply for the program in the future.
Sosa said one can most often spot unlicensed vendors because they’re often set up so that “in a second, she could just push her car and zoom out of a location.” For the vast majority, their work is a longtime profession and primary source of income. Seventy-five percent have worked as vendors for four or more years.
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