Flushing street vendors are calling on Councilwoman Sandra Ung to withdraw her petition for crackdowns and punitive measures against street vendors, and to instead work together to establish a pathway to formalize street vending in downtown Flushing.
On March 15, More than 40 vendors were gathered outside of the councilwoman’s office, located at 135-27 38th Ave., where they shared their experiences and advocated for street vending reforms.
(Photo courtesy of Rui Li/Street Vendor Project)
“We are simply hardworking, low-income Chinese immigrants that struggle to get by in our home neighborhood of Flushing. We vend because of old age, physical disability, being single parents, and piling debts, and wish to work
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