Calling it a public safety concern, a New York City Councilmember wants illegal vendors off the streets in Flushing, Queens. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports on the issue that's divided a community.
@@st.elmogeorge5403 @St. Elmo George Your racism is noted. There are many street vendors that are chinese in flushing, too. Shame on you on making it about race. Shame!!!
@@borednow5390 that’s not racism it’s the truth. The majority are non Asian. and the idea is to keep the money in their community. Do you not think that’s what the business owners are pushing to their Congress women?
This is a good start. Too many street vendors in certain areas,..it's out of control. Some communities I've seen, it's row after row of tables going down a block. Areas look super congested and dirty,..and def an eyes sore. Also, the vendors are clearly selling stolen goods or fake products / black market goods. The stores immediately in front paying rent, electricity, who are also paying taxes in general, on each sale, can't compete. Best solution; put vendors in open lots(flea markets), so they are not an eye sore, impeding the flow of walking, and not being problematic to the legal stores.
you ever ask yourself why there are so many vendors? or why they are in a certain area? There should probably a more sensible approach starting with communicating with the vendors. Also accusations like calling people thieves because you think they look like it is a dangerous place to go and leads to criminalizing people that might just be trying to provide for their family when an out of date system of laws are actually to blame for creating a situation that doesn't work for anyone.
FINALLY!!!!!!!! as a small business I have paid a lot for tickets for blocking the sidewalk while across the street there are illegal street vendors.. Many times i yelled at the sanitation guy, while giving me a ticket, to enforce across the street. Never knew they were powerless. Finally they can clean it up.
Code: 'we want access to licenses...' Translation: Give everyone a license without limits or requirements. Meanwhile... they want special treatment that bricks and mortar businesses don't get.
Flushing Main street is a total mess because of the illegal street vendors,they are not only obstructing the sidewalk but also bus stops, elderly and handicapped person cannot get on or off the bus without risking to fall, all the illegal street vendor need to clear out ,this including the one selling homemade outdated food. Also need to control the stores that took 50% of the sidewalk to display their merchandise, All rules and regulation must be strictly applied .
Ok, two sides to the story but bottom line is it's currently against the law so follow the law of the land. If the goods are so popular and it keeps people off the welfare train then why not have a flea/market area where they can all congregate to sell their wares?
It's sad knowing ppl will undergo hardships, but we deserve better quality of life. It never should have been allowed to get this far. After Covid, a lot of ppl saw it as an option to earn income. Suddenly the streets were overtaken w/tables of cheap, overpriced, counterfeit items, & overpriced low quality covid "protection". This is overdue
Safety concerns??? Don't they have anything better to worry about. How about young men and women being killed. Shouldn't that be a higher priority for safety???? Just sayin! SMH
Put them in a flea market. How are wheelchairs, strollers and people in walkers supposed to have access to public areas when these illegals throw down a blanket and sell their crap?
It got way too out of hand during/after COVID. Yes the things are quite cheap but I’d much rather not have to squeeze in between a crowd just to get somewhere
Leave these people alone and let them make some kind of living. Or if you really want to help them, then do what they did up in Harlem, and designate an area for all the vendors so neighbors and tourists know where to go to browse everything. Focus more on your outrageous crimes, and affordable rents!
Life is hard in New York and it's going to get worse. To all the people who are complaining about Street vendors. They should mind their business and shut up.
street vending is fine but when its done near the subway its so annoying. Give them some kind of empty store to work in or regulate it to not be during morning rush hour
These vendors are not criminals. Go after the criminals and thugs first. What about homelessness? You rather see homelessness, rats, subway crimes? This woman is funny. Let others make their dollar to survive.
PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN??? Really? These vendors are working for their money and family but is a safety concern when marijuana is a neuro-depressant is not a safety concern?🤦♂️
Vito consul should remove drug dealers from the street s not honest citizens who wants to just get by and get few $ to not become homeless r die from hunger
Ok Karen… I live in New York I have no problem with people working. I have a problem with criminals and people doing bad things. Let’s all focus on that and then we can solve that problem.
