People who lost jobs in the pandemic began to peddle food and wares to survive, but the city is starting to crack down on unlicensed vendors. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Street Vendors (Non-Food)”
George Forss, 80, Photographer Discovered on the Street, Dies
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2021
He was peddling his black-and-white photos of New York City’s majesty for $5 each in the 1980s — until a famous photographer came upon them in “astonishment.” Source: New York Times
How New Yorkers Found Resolve After 6 Months of Pandemic Hardship
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
It is not a tale of triumph. Fear persists about what lies ahead. But small transformations have unfolded that reveal the grit and gifts of the city’s people. Source: New York Times
Steve Hann, Sidewalk Bookseller With a Brainy Following, Dies at 67
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2020
Mr. Hann, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, drew customers from Columbia University and a NASA office to his folding tables covered with used books. Source: New York Times