License crackdown rattles 125th Street vendors
Friday, January 27, 2012
By Gina Lee
Spectator Senior Staff Writer
Published January 23, 2012
Vendors on 125th Street have been forced to adapt to increased scrutiny this week, following a police crackdown on unlicensed vendors.
On Thursday, Jan. 12, three unlicensed vendors were arrested, had their products confiscated, and were fined, according to Corey Ortega, a special assistant to state assemblyman Keith Wright.
The sweep of unlicensed vendors—which came a week before President Barack Obama visited the Apollo Theater on 125th Street—was coordinated by New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs and the New York Police Department and stretched from Morningside Avenue to Fifth Avenue.
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Spectator Senior Staff Writer
Published January 23, 2012
Vendors on 125th Street have been forced to adapt to increased scrutiny this week, following a police crackdown on unlicensed vendors.
On Thursday, Jan. 12, three unlicensed vendors were arrested, had their products confiscated, and were fined, according to Corey Ortega, a special assistant to state assemblyman Keith Wright.
The sweep of unlicensed vendors—which came a week before President Barack Obama visited the Apollo Theater on 125th Street—was coordinated by New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs and the New York Police Department and stretched from Morningside Avenue to Fifth Avenue.
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