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Inquiry into rules regulating competition for street vendors
0:55:00
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Council Member Amanda Farías inquires about any existing rules regulating competition between street vendors and brick-and-mortar businesses. Representatives from different agencies provide responses regarding current regulations.
- DCWP representative is not aware of specific rules regulating competition.
- DSNY Deputy Commissioner mentions a restriction on street vending within five feet of a storefront entrance.
- There are no product-specific restrictions (e.g., prohibiting cell phone sales near a cell phone store).
Amanda Farías
0:55:00
Then just I have a couple questions, one for DCWP and so in New York City we have rules that I wanted you spoke in your testimony about the comp the competition or the the business competition I believe.
0:55:16
One of the agencies mentioned competition on the on the corridor regardless.
0:55:21
Do we have any rules regulating competition for DCWP or for any of the agencies testifying in terms of like we have x amount of businesses on this corridor selling produce or selling a burger so someone else is not allowed to open up or to sell closest to that store that sells the same product?
Carlos Ortiz
0:55:48
I didn't, I don't believe I mentioned it in my testimony.
0:55:51
I'm not aware myself of any rules as such, but I think I would refer to the law department if they had any guidance.
Joshua Goodman
0:55:58
There is a restriction on street vending within five feet of the entrance of a storefront.
0:56:07
It's not restricted based on like oh, you know, it's a cell phone store so you can't sell cell phones.
0:56:12
It's not like that, but just you can't be within five feet of a storefront entrance.