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Regulations / Street Vending
Street Vending violations
17 codified rules in the SidewalkSnitch NYC registry for this category.
- Street Vendor — License/Permit Not Visible in Frame
A food vendor's license must be worn conspicuously on the vendor's person while operating, and a general vendor's license must likewise be w…
- Food Cart — Missing Permit Decal or Letter-Grade Placard
Every mobile food vending unit must display the Department-issued permit decal and its sanitary-inspection letter grade so both are visible …
- Street Vendor — Cart Not Abutting the Curb
A pushcart or stand may be placed only on the part of the sidewalk that abuts the curb. A cart positioned mid-sidewalk or against the buildi…
- Street Vendor — Blocking the 12 ft Pedestrian Clear Path
Vending is prohibited unless the sidewalk retains at least a 12-foot-wide clear pedestrian path, measured from the property line to the near…
- General Vendor — Stand Footprint Exceeds 8 ft × 3 ft
A general vendor may occupy no more than 8 linear feet of public space parallel to the curb and no more than 3 linear feet measured from the…
- Food Cart — Exceeds 10 ft × 5 ft Unit Size or Wrong Orientation
No mobile food vending pushcart may exceed 10 feet in length or 5 feet in width including wheels and appurtenances; when on a sidewalk its l…
- Street Vendor — Goods on the Ground or Leaning on a Structure
Carts, stands, goods, and vending items may not touch, lean against, or be affixed to any building or street structure (lamp posts, parking …
- Street Vendor — Within 10 ft of a Crosswalk or Corner
Food vendors may not vend within 10 feet of any crosswalk at an intersection; general vendors may not vend within 10 feet of any corner. Det…
- Street Vendor — Within 10 ft of a Subway Entrance
Vendors may not vend within 10 feet of any subway entrance or exit.
- Street Vendor — Within 10 ft of a Driveway
Vendors may not vend within 10 feet of any driveway.
- Street Vendor — Within a Bus Stop or Taxi Stand
Vendors may not vend within a marked bus stop or taxi stand. Cite ONLY when the designated zone is clearly marked in the photo (signage, pai…
- General Vendor — Within 5 ft of Bus Shelter, Newsstand, or Accessibility Ramp
A general vendor may not vend within 5 feet of a bus shelter, newsstand, public telephone, or a disabled-access (curb/pedestrian) ramp.
- Street Vendor — Within 20 ft of a Building Entrance or Place of Public Assembly
Vendors may not place a cart against the display windows of a fixed business, nor within 20 feet of any building entranceway, store, theater…
- General Vendor — Within 20 ft of a Sidewalk Cafe
A general vendor may not vend within 20 feet of a sidewalk cafe or a stoop-line stand.
- General Vendor — Vending Over a Ventilation Grate, Cellar Door, Manhole or Subway Grating
A general vendor may not vend over any ventilation grill, cellar door, manhole, transformer vault, or subway access grating. Covering a subw…
- Street Vendor — Cart Touching or Blocking a Fire Hydrant
A cart, vehicle, goods, or vending items may not touch, lean against, or block a fire hydrant.
- Vendor on MTA Property — Subway Grating, Station Entrance or Stairs
MTA New York City Transit Rules of Conduct, 21 NYCRR § 1050.6(b): "No person, unless duly authorized by the authority shall engage in any co…
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