They came here illegally. What did you expect them to do? Start following our laws? Third World Country, USA.

Between the "vendors" clogging up the sidewalks and all of these electric bikes/motorcycles everywhere, these people have NYC looking like a proper 3rd World County. It is truly disheartening to see.

If you're not going to enforce immigration laws or bail laws then what right do you have to enforce street vendor laws? This picking and choosing what laws to enforce based on political ideology is whats making the city suck.

And all that money they send back to their homes while the taxpayer pays their food and rent

They block sidewalk traffic.

these street vendor are selling the same or higher price as a ligit stores who pays rent, utilities, taxes, salaryies etc where the street vendor are not. there are so many help wanted poster but no one ever apply since street vendor makes higher. they are just lazy. try tax evasion instead.

How about cracking down the prostitution in Jackson heights first?

To the person in the purple beanie, they are hurting actual people who have permits and use that as income for their families. Legally. You need to ask yourself if you would be ok if you followed all the rules and paid your fees to set up a shop. Then, a migrant comes in and undercuts you. Your income is gone. And they do so illegally. Without pay fees for permits or following the same laws that you have to follow. How would you feel then? How do you feed your family? Will the government pay your bills, put your family in a hotel, buy your food, etc... it is sad, but it is true.

"They're just trying to make a living" So are the shop-owners who are *legally* selling their products

We have a lot of street vendors now a day in California, and I find it appalling as it’s not fair to store owners/renters who pays licenses and taxes toward the state and get penalize by health department.

They need to pay for a license, PERIOD!

Why should businesses pay rent, and taxes and street vendors don't. Street vendors should have to get licenses and pay taxes, otherwise they should not be allowed to sell merchandise on the sidewalk.

Yet they never go after the Dominicans in Washington heights.

I've been there in that part of NY. Flushing predominately Korean area. Those who follow NY laws are right. However, many think they can do what was okay back in South Korean. You can't do that here in the U.S. I thought all immigrants who gain citizenship were briefed on American laws, dos and don'ts. I'm glad the issue is being made aware.

It’s inevitably concerning as more migrant waves are coming to your city streets

Watch out. The vendors will be on every area that has an open space

The food vendors got no permits, paid no state taxes, and do not have health and safety standards.

They also should go after Jackson heights, Canal Street and Hell’s Kitchen on the weekend.

Maybe that guy that says they’re just trying to make a living wants to pay extra taxes to cover what the street venders are stealing. The items confiscated should be given to the honest stores who are losing sales because of the crooks in the streets.

How much for the crab?

you think these illegal vendors give a sh**??? theyll just come back when the police leave.....

Not only it’s illegal but it’s dangerous to block sidewalks. Especially for people like wheelchair users or blind people

Why they only do that in Asian communities Vendors ?why not others areas not catches it???

Will you let them in illegally what else they going to do

Illegal a word that has no meaning in the USA. 😂

They said… ‘’defund the police’ now they want the police 😂😂

They have to pay just like we do!!!! I’m sick of this city taking advantage of taxpayers and giving others a pass my family helped build this city over the past hundred and fifty years this city has abandoned the real Americans

The electric bikes on the side walks are a huge problem!

Police should work in conjunction with immigration and taxing authorities to rid the city of this problem.

Welcome to flushing 😂😂😂😂 100% knock offs

Follow the rules or suffer the consequences 😢.

So never mind people being assaulted on the subway. This is a top priority...

At night on Sanford Avenue I saw a bunch of food vendors cooking over flame, one table had large pots of boiling oil on a card table with throngs of pedestrians right next to it! Enforce the laws please.

WTH ... maybe you should spend times to crack down on violence crimes instead of these working people. But if you are there smoking cracks, they will leave you alone lol.

That would tell you the economy is so bad that the shop owners and street vendors are trying to make ends meet

Why are those people selling sea food that’s been sitting out there in the sun for so long. It’s disgusting. Take your smelly fish and go find a spot and pay for rent. Stop torturing everybody else with that smell.

Deport!

Wow!! Going after the real criminals, NY at its best

Here in lower Manhattan Canal and Broadway... tons of vendors selling fake luxury items.

This is America, not your country! Lawlessness

How do they get all the stuff to sell to start with? Thats right, take money out of the pockets of those who comply...Save the world...to hell with our own.

They need licenses and insurance so if you get food poisoning you can sue the insurance company and them

Roosevelt Ave looking like the red lights district but got they focus on the food vendors

Save flushing. It smells like crap and you cannot walk

Bring back Giuliani

The police really need to focus on catching VIOLENT criminals instead of focusing on this crap! Street vending is part of the NYC economy.

Finally send them packing all they do is take up space

illegal dispensaries are 1:130 to each legal location but they don't shut them down because those places are owned by the rich

Make these people a place where they can sell the products like in London and have them pay their monthly rent for the spot

How did they get into the country?

Yes lets crack down on all these rich people selling food on the sidewalk who have no other way to make a living.

Just going after the little guy that is working hard to make a living instead of the Criminals shop lifting and attacking people

There needs to be community militia group who work with the police to clear this out and keep order in each neighborhood. They will get the message.

Dude wit 2 bushels of crabs😭

I'm broke as he'll. Still nobody let's me break the law

Fight the real crimes! Godamnit! At least these people are selling stuffs to people who are in need, compare to those real criminals who are doing nothing all day but to hurt people!!

Three words: Third World Country

They want us to feel bad for them for doing something illegal?! 😂

selling live crabs.... whoa

Who cares !!! We have real criminal running around 🤦🏻‍♂️

1:25 Sale of live crabs is crazy. Restaurants would take them if they were from a reputable supplier & quality was good.

NYPD needs to focus on other more serious crimes

Violent criminals often released into NYC subways, meanwhile police cracking down on street vendors, while defunded by US Maoist elites of the democrat party! Prayers

Get a licence, sinple

They need to crackdown over here in Jamaica. I get trying to make ends meet but the streets are so congested now especially post pandemic. Something’s gotta give.

Get a bulldozer damn streets starting to look like a third world country

Well, in New York City in New York. There's no place of living. The cost of living is crazy and to drive downtown in New York. You have to pay a permit for that and that's expensive at the end of the day. Your deep plating everybody's funds. Now we have to resolve and making money because you don't want to give us a living and this is United States of America. So at the end of the day all of our taxes are going to all these other countries. So don't be butt hurt because we want to make money in our own country

People that don't want to pay taxes.

no pitty for selling fake items on a public sidewalk

This has literally being going on for decades .

prob illegals

Finally they cleaning up main st

No money from me. Not even bothering to go to the city. You know how many people Have moved upstate because of this? Thousands of people have moved either upstate or Florida. My friend bounced out of Brooklyn to Virginia so she doesn’t have to deal with this bs. Deport them! Not welcomed!!!

This is one of the reasons why I am concern of illegal immigrants comimg to this country. They don't follow the laws. They think they can easily start a vendor and make money without understanding the rules, guidelines, and need a permit. Currently I live in the Philippines and here street vendors are extremely common, you will see throughout the country you don't need a permit. But in the US of course its entirely different. Im not against immigration. Since Im helping my wife get a green card. When she hears these illegal immigrants coming to US its unfair for those who are doing it the legal way and must wait.

Leave the people alone.

New surge of hate crimes and violence, NYC's top priority is whether street vendors are paying enough taxes. Still choking the shit out of small business like Eric Garner...

Maybe they should start taking things from stores and walking out without paying since that seems to be legal now. I don’t see cops arresting thieves .

Diversity is our strength they said.

Pay your taxes or get out! 🤗

*Those are for sure some "lively" crabs*

People trying to make a living. Permits are a headache and NYC gov rips off everyone. This city is just so stupid. Defund the bureuacracy.

That whole city is a cesspool

Instead of catching people pushing people on subway tracks. You have them wasting time on people trying to make a living. Street vendor are providing are service, while store price gouge people.

Crime is crime smh

What about the prostitution in queens by the 7 train by Asian and Latina women ? That’s illegal as well ?

😂😂😂😂 those illegal immigrants are busting every law in USA, driving around delivery food, no licenses 😂😂, Open prostitution, Opening up vendings without any license.😂😂😂 undocumented illegal immigrants don't obey laws 😂😂😂

For you? They don't know me very well. 😅😅😅😅

When capitalism isn’t real capitalism lol

Okay fine, I see the problem and its good this has FINALLY been addressed, it only took 20 years. Now how about addressing the Roosevelt Avenue prostitution problem? Or must we wait 20 years, and the bodies to pile up, to be rid of this blight as well? This city's administrators needs to get their priorities straight. They spend money on Citibikes, bike lanes, wsste time on legislation regarding those ugly outdoor dining "boxes", open spaces.... these are NOT priority quality of life issues. Crime, public disturbances, noise pollution, crumbling infrastructure, garbage being dumped all over our sidewalks and streets, that ends up clogging our sewers, and inevitably leads to flooding, etc, etc. the list is too long....We need to return to law and order, enforcement and consequences for ALL offenses, starting with what some of our district attorneys feel are not worth prosecuting. Small crimes left unprosecuted lead to larger crimes, it's a proven fact. Just look around at the cesspool this city has become because of this "laissez-faire" policy. The past dozen years we have chosen incorrectly and have had incompetent administrators resulting in total and utter failure. I'm still hoping we can learn from our mistakes and that we're still in time to recuperate and restore the integrity of this city.

Legitimate retailers are only "just trying to make ends meet" .

Challenges are not wanting to enforce laws unless they’re Black citizens.

Flushing !!! You mean China ......

Next stop for Miles? confiscation of all cash and goods and then directly to jail, same with the rest....

The blue crab looks good though.

Free enterprise... If you pay. I don't agree with the street hustle. But Americans have to live. Let's fix immigration and endorsement of that.... So Americans can live!

We have shoplifting mobs hitting major stores when there are goods already packed in totes ready to load in a car readily available from street vendors who probably won't or can't file charges. Why aren't the thiefs cleaning out the street vendors every day?

Simply hired part time people to give out tickets - let cops do their normal jobs.

Some of these people are trying to make an honest living not all of them are doing criminal activities or buying illegal items.

All these people ever say is the law, the law, and the law but the law itself is a form of corruption just like "quality of life."

Glad to see the police doing their job and confiscating goods these so-called “vendors” do not have licenses to sell! It’s a hazard for people trying to move down the sidewalk, especially those who are blind or in wheelchairs.