US EditionNYC Council Overrides 17 Adams Vetoes, Record Seen as Rebuke to Former Mayor
The reform aims to reduce delays and enforcement costs, with up to 10,700 general licenses and 2,200 supervisory licenses for food vendors approved annually through 2031.
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The street vendors lost several battles, but ended up winning the war. Last year the New York City Council approved the so-called Reform Package for Ambulant Sellers, but the mayor of that time, Eric Adams, vetoed it. This January 29th the Council voted almost unanimously in favour of [...]
NYC Council overrides 17 Adams vetoes, record seen as rebuke to former mayor
The New York City Council Thursday overturned a record 17 vetoes left over from the final days on the Adams administration, including measures that would lift the cap on street vending licenses, prohibit ICE from having an office on Rikers…
City Council enacts sweeping street vendor reform package after overriding last of Mayor Adams’ vetoes – amNewYork
The City Council enacted three bills on Thursday that advocates say will revolutionize street vending in New York City, weeks after former Mayor Eric Adams vetoed them on his last day in office. The Street Vendor Reform Package, consisting of Intros 431-B, 408 and 1251, are now set to shorten administrative delays and expand the cap by allowing the City to grant a potential 10,700 new general vending licenses in 2027 and adding 2,200 supervisory…
NYC passes landmark street vendor reform, including expanding permit cap
Legislation to reform New York City street vending officially passed this week, after the City Council overrode Mayor Eric Adams’ vetoes. One of the bills, Intro. 0431, sponsored by Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez, makes an additional 2,200 supervisory license applications available annually from 2026 through 2031 and creates 10,500 new general vending licenses in 2027. The legislation package was part of 19 bills vetoed by former Mayor Eric …
On January 29, the New York City Council overwhelmingly overturned several vetoes exercised by then-Mayor Adams just before leaving office, and voted to reinstate 17 bills in one go. These bills covered areas such as street vendor reform, worker protection, housing affordability, public safety, and government accountability, setting a record for "overturning more vetoes in a single day than in the past ten years combined."
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