Trump violates hot dog vending laws with Mayor's avid participation Last night's premiere episode of The Apprentice Season 7 was notable for one thing: It's...
The latest example of selling off public park space to commercial interests in this example, one of the very people supposedly rehabilitating the park so as to...
The Villager Volume 77 / Number 30 - Dec. 27 - Jan.2, 2007 *West and East Village, Chelsea, Soho, Noho, Little Italy, Chinatown and Lower East Side, Since...
Bloomberg wants your DNA stored in a genetic bank Mayor Bloomberg wants a DNA sample taken from every person arrested in NYC, regardless of how minor the...
In order to protect yourself from police harassment, illegitimate summonses etc it is crucial to fully know the NYC vending laws. These laws are complicated...
From time to time, Business Improvement District (BID) enforcement officers attempt to enforce vending laws on the street or in NYC parks. As in all...
This article below from today's Metro NY has some very interesting info for those street artists who sell in Union Sq Park or any other NYC park. A board...
This article below from today's Metro NY has some very interesting info for those street artists who sell in Union Sq Park or any other NYC park. Excerpt:*"The...
The previous email on this had two dates. This is the date of the hearing on vending... Read the article below to get the impact this new vending law could...
<http://www.nypost.com/>Parks Dept sells naming rights to big corporations And it won't stop with, "naming rights." After these corporations "brand" every NYC...
Here are the addresses of the NYC Council members. Sending them each individually an email is best. If this law passes it will eventually be used against...
Crackdown on SoHo craft, jewelry and hat designers Recently I've gotten a number of calls and emails from craft, jewelry and hat designers who sell in SoHo. ...
Real estate interests have been trying to eliminate vending of all kinds from NYC for many years. The Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are run by the...
STREET VENDORS Councilmember Tony Avella introduced two bills related to food vendors. A 1995 law sets a limit of one food-vending permit per individual, ...
Texts of Intros #446, #447 There is a City Council hearing on these two proposed laws Friday, Feb 29th 2008 10 AM at City Hall Why am I posting this to the...
The Parks Dept spent 150 million dollars to replace natural grass with artificial turf. Guess what? It's toxic. These are the same folks who wanted artists...
Latest corporate promotion/privatization..... Parks Dept brings 150 tons of fake snow to Union Sq Park as part of an advertising campaign for Jeep/Chrysler...
A small favor to ask you... Please add a link on your website to this address http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NYCStreetArtists/ so that those searching the net...
A documentary by an ARTIST member has just been released. It shows a fascinating art project (parts which took place at the Met and in Union Sq Park) that took...
NY Times February 26, 2008, 1:29 pm City Settles Parks Bias Suit for $21 Million By Sewell Chan After 14 months of negotiation, New York City has agreed to...
An ARTIST member asks the following key question: "Robert, I have a quick question on the email you recently sent out regarding green carts. After reading...
The NY City Council will vote on 3 proposed vending laws this Friday. Here's your chance to see first hand how the NY City Council handles vending issues. One...
Below is a press release from the Bloomberg administration. I suggest we all save a copy of it for future use in the event the city attempts to make any new...
Daily News Wheels of 'green cart' proposal jammed BY FRANK LOMBARDI DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU Friday, February 1st 2008 Mayor Bloomberg's "green cart" plan...
A couple of articles for background info on vending... To understand why NYC officials want artists eliminated from the Parks you have to understand the...
If you've ever been told by the police to move your stand, you'll definitely relate to this 2 minute 1903 movie by Thomas Edison. The police officer is the guy...
Council passes new vending law The NY City Council just passed the new vending law despite protests by influential advocacy groups and some members of the...