If Bloomberg is going to censor Pepsi, McDonalds and Nike, do you think he'll hesitate to censor artists??? NY Times City Wants to Restrict Ads If It Wins 2012...
Taking the Vendors Out Of Vending by Robert Lederman NYC officials want to replace the City's independent street vendors with corporate-owned vending...
Taking the Vendors Out Of Vending by Robert Lederman, President of A.R.T.I.S.T. (Artists' Response To Illegal State Tactics) NYC officials want to replace the...
Here's an email I just got from a well-known NYC activist, Joel Myers, about his most recent arrest. According to Joel, Central Booking is filled with vendors....
Here's the latest nuttiness from the Parks Dept. They want to eliminate street artists with Intro #48 because we are "congesting" the Parks. Then they want to...
There are two things street artists and vendors can learn from the scandal involving photos of US soldiers allegedly torturing Iraqi prisoners, regardless of...
Here's an email I got today from an artist who set up in SoHo for the first time this weekend. Following it are my comments. Feel free to respond to ...
One of many responses I got from my email, "Reserved spots: myth or reality?" was about using markers to reserve spaces. Here's my take on the issue of...
[Here's a fascinating glimpse into the Parks artist issue written by former Parks Commissioner, Henry Stern. Among the points to note is that Mayor Bloomberg...
Planters vs street artists and vendors in Federal Court by Robert Lederman Yesterday (5/13/04) I testified in Federal Court on the issue of planters, street...
Here are three proposed laws (not yet voted on) that have an effect on the vending issue (see text of laws below). A. If you've read "Taking the Vendors Out of...
Bullied out of SoHo Here's the latest of what are unfortunately a great many such complaints I get about the artists and vendors of SoHo. Many of your are kind...
Now Bloomberg wants to put Snapple next to the sculptures in the Met. Your vending spot is nxt. NY Post ART CALORIE: $NAPPLE MAY 'ADE' MUSEUMS By DAVID SEIFMAN...
Here's another article which shows how BIDs try to destroy the rights of street artists. The anti-vendor group in this article is named the Downtown Alliance,...
The Reserved Spots debate continues I've gotten a lot of intense emails from artists and vendors on both sides of this issue. Thanks very much for sending me...
[NOTE: I've included some of the recent emails, both pro and con, that I'm responding to below my comments. The names have been removed to protect the privacy...
EXCERPT from NY Times "Citing the security of 7 million daily riders, 48,000 employees and its transportation network, New York City Transit yesterday proposed...
Here's the ultimate level of an art dealer pimping out an artist, in this case, literally. And they "only" took 50% for setting up the date. Aren't you gald...
NY Times Arts Students at Columbia Paint a Bleak Money Picture By CLAIRE HOFFMAN Published: May 24, 2004 Tuition at Columbia's School of the Arts will reach...
[Aren't we artists (now banned from the blocks surrounding the former WTC) lucky that Carl Weisbrod, the head of the Alliance For Downtown NY BID, Cristyne...
[This photo ban thing is getting really bizarre. Yesterday I was in Times Sq taking photos of newsvendors set up on milk crates all over the very area artists...
It's good to know that the DCA and the City Council are not only trying to protect NY from us dangerous vendors. The sale of soiled underwear is another threat...
NOTE: This article was optically character scanned. That's why it is somewhat broken up in terms of formatting. Note also that that the director of the Times...
Here's an excellent piece of evidence of use for any legal or political action in defense of vendors. The City bans all vendors from huge areas of Manhattan...
I've removed the senders name to protect their privacy. The purpose of posting these is so you can see the very wide spectrum of views on this issue. I'm not...
[After you read this article from the trade publication, Ad Age, read Taking the Vendors Out of Vending, to see the City's plan for displacing vendors with...
Note: For a decade I've advised vendors, street artists and protestors to never accept an ACD (adjournment in contemplation of dismissal - a so-called ...
NY Times New York's Cultural Power Brokers By ROBIN POGREBIN and CHARLES V. BAGLI Published: June 2, 2004 Every few years the New York cultural world produces...
