flushingStrict enforcement of rules banning stalls has left many vendors without livelihood. On the 16th, the rights protection group “Street Vendor Project” (Street Vendor Project) organized hundreds of vendors of various races to march to City Hall.ProcessionDozens of Chinese street vendors participated in the demonstration; Protesters chanted slogans and carried petitions, asking City Councilor Huang Minyi to end targeted enforcement against Asian vendors and to ensure that all vendors have the opportunity to obtain licenses and business permits.
City councilor Huang Minii and community representatives call on the recent growing serious phenomenon of unlicensed stalls on Main Street to be rectified, and urge the city government and police to enforce a law banning stalls on Main Street Did; It was also postponed due to an additional week of education and promotional work for street vendors.
After demonstrating in front of Huang Minyi’s office on the 15th, the “Street Roadside Vendor Project” organized vendors of different ethnicities to once again demonstrate in front of City Hall on the 16th. The protesters were primarily Hispanic and Chinese. Protesters chanted the slogans “We want to live” and “We want to set up stalls”, saying that stall setting is only a means for disadvantaged and low-income immigrants to support themselves and earn a living. Vendor Restrictions in Downtown Flushing.
Hee Fang, a Flushing street vendor who attended the demonstration, said she had been running a clothing and other small commodity stall on Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing for about three years. During this period, he had experienced strong law enforcement several times. Go on, drive us away.”
He added that some legislators now want to suppress the flushing stalls, “but in realityEpidemicFrom the outset, we Flushing stall owners have dared to hit the streets and risked infection, driving Flushing’s street stall economy, market and culture. To Flushing, the contribution of our stall owners is immeasurable, and we are self-employed. , which solves the jobs quotient in Flushing, and brings convenience, benefits and more choice to the public; We all have instincts, and the government should be gathering us together and standardizing them, and telling us what to do instead of blindly suppressing them. ,
Stall owner Lin Shuqiu said that she used to work in a hotel before the epidemic, but she set out to set up a stall because of the epidemic, as the hotel was closed due to the epidemic. It was hard work, but we persevered to provide for our family. We were troubled by police beating everyday and were also afraid of thieves stealing. Sometimes we were insulted by passers-by, like rats crossing the road; But we used to think that earning money with our own strength was not inferior to others. So we can stand firm; Now getting a job is difficult, all we can do is put up a stall and hit the streets demanding fair treatment.”
City Councilors Alexa Aviles, Julie Vaughn, Pierina Sanchez, Shahana Hanif, city public welfare defender Williams, etc. were present to support, Aviles said that street vendors are a part of New York City, “New York City would not be the same without them”; Economic growth has left them behind, and street vendors are small businesses still trying to fit in with an economy overwhelmed by a broken immigration system and local strongholds. Law enforcement is hurt, and we and other stakeholders must help them find solutions.”
Protesters are still filling out a petition at the scene, calling on Huang Minyi to make voters’ voices heard, let small vendors participate in legislative dialogue, communicate and solve problems, and the city government and law enforcement agencies Withdraw your request to crack down on short sellers, and to provide vendors with space in Flushing. Li Rui, a community member of the “Street Vendor Project”, said that it is expected that hundreds of vendors will sign and present at Huang Minyi’s office; side stall scheme” and street vendor dialogue and negotiation, but will not change the situation to enforce supervision and law enforcement.
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