US EditionWorker protection bills pass NYC Council despite Mayor Adams' veto
The City Council's override removes criminal penalties for 23,000 mostly immigrant street vendors and raises grocery delivery workers' wages to $21.44 per hour, despite mayoral opposition.
- On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Eric Adams' vetoes of three bills protecting street vendors and grocery delivery workers.
- The overrides followed Mayor Adams' vetoes, which cited concerns about rising grocery prices, enforcement issues, and pressure from companies like Instacart opposing wage hikes.
- The new legislation removes criminal penalties and jail sentences for unlicensed street vending, while setting a minimum hourly pay rate of $21.44 for grocery delivery employees.
- By mid-July 2025, the NYPD had issued 918 criminal summonses related to vending offenses, with 85% of these directed at unlicensed vendors who remain subject to civil penalties of up to $1,000 under current regulations.
- The Council's veto override highlights ongoing policy clashes with Mayor Adams and aims to protect immigrant workers, even as companies like Instacart threaten legal challenges over the wage bill.
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