Street vendors in New York City were holding a 24-hour sleep-out protest in front of Governor Kathy Hochul's office in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.
They're calling on the governor to support the formalization and decriminalization of street vending in the state budget.
There is a cap on vendor licenses in New York City. Those protesting say it remains virtually impossible to become a legal street vendor in the city.Vending without a permit can cost them a $1,000 fine, which can be an entire week's worth of sales. So they are calling on the governor to sign a bill into law. It's sponsored by State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, and would if passed:
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