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Number and types of complaints about street vendors
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Deputy Commissioner Goodman provides information on complaints about street vendors:
- In fiscal year 2025 (through April), there were over 22,000 311 complaints about street vending
- Complaints are categorized by community board, zip code, and council district
- Common complaints include vending in prohibited areas, vending in front of business entrances, narrow sidewalk issues, and material left behind
- DSNY sanitation police officers inspect locations based on complaints and additional information from council members and community groups
- Issues are resolved through verbal communication, summons issuance, or confiscation when warranted
Julie Menin
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And how many complaints in the past year about street vendors have you received, and what are the most common complaints?
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Explain how the city's responding to those complaints.
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Can you break them down by borough?
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Okay.
Joshua Goodman
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So if we were to, say, speak about fiscal year 2025, there were about this is going through the April there were just over twenty two thousand three eleven complaints about street vending.
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I have them by community board.
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Or I could provide a borough breakdown at a later date if you'd like.
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Okay.
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But I have them by community board, by zip code, and by council district.
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Those complaints are they run the gamut.
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It may be this is a no vending area and there is vending occurring.
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It may be I'm a brick and mortar business and there's someone vending right in front of my entrance which is not allowed.
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It may be the narrow sidewalk issue and there's no clearance.
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It may be material left behind.
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So these basically lead to inspections.
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DSNY sanitation police officers inspect these locations, particularly focusing on areas of the highest amount of three eleven complaint or additional info from members of this council, community groups.
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And if the issues can be resolved with inspections, with verbal communication, they are.
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And if they cannot be, they are resolved through summons issuance or confiscation when warranted.