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Street vendors protest the city's lack of permits
More than 200 street vendors flooded lower Manhattan Tuesday, demanding that the city issue more permits to sell their wares so they don’t have to shell out up to $25,000...
The science of bribery
The New York Times got it exactly right. Unfortunately, this was way back in 1877. We refer to a Times dispatch from Aug. 11 of that year. It appeared under...
City shelled out $30K for Gracie Mansion fence
New after-the-fact permits filed for the completed fence around Gracie Mansion put the estimated cost of the project at $30,000 — more than seven times the figure put out earlier...
De Blasio never got permits for new Gracie Mansion fence
Mayor de Blasio failed to secure the proper permits to build his “privacy fence” around Gracie Mansion — and the Parks Department is now scrambling to file the paperwork after...
Food truck permits issued in NYC flat over last few years
After years in the fast lane, the city’s food-truck industry is finding itself stuck in neutral, as owners look to move beyond the daily grind of gourmet street food for...