Vendors to return to Corona Plaza

Vendors to return to Corona Plaza

Several months after the Adams administration gave the boot to longtime vendors selling their wares without a license in Corona Plaza, the mayor’s office announced that a new program will soon be put in place to allow a select number of unlicensed vendors to return to the once bustling plaza. 

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Opinion: The false choice in Corona Plaza

Opinion: The false choice in Corona Plaza

“There is a false choice hanging over Corona Plaza. An escalating discourse around street vending has created the impression that we have to choose between the right people have to earn an honest living and the right to clean, safe public space. But both should – and can – be true.”

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Queens officials defend food vendors in Corona Plaza

Queens officials defend food vendors in Corona Plaza

A Queens locale known for its vibrancy and culture was the site of a late night city crackdown on illegal vendors last week, done with little notice to the vendors or local elected officials, who held a rally on Wednesday protesting what they said was heavy-handed enforcement from the city. 

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