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While NYC descends into chaos, Philly is a model of urban order
Hallelujah! It felt like New York City of not long ago when common sense, not random disorder, ruled the streets. Was I dreaming? No — I was in Philadelphia.
NYC school chief's husband is DOE vendor selling mentorship program with flashy $650 suits for kids
The husband of a Queens school chief is being paid tens of thousands in taxpayer dollars to provide a mentoring program for boys that includes the purchase of flashy $650...
NYPD fights back against illegal vendors — but pro-crime pols must get out of the way
The NYPD swooped in on an illegal vendor enclave in Queens. Great news! But we need pro-crime pols here and in Albany to get out of the way.
NYC Council's push to bring back Brooklyn Bridge vendors would undo a quality-of-life win
A NYC Council bill that would allow vendors back on the Brooklyn Bridge after Mayor Adams successfully removed them.
'They're killing me': NYC shutters beloved newsstand vendor, slaps him with $92K in fines
A longtime Manhattan newsstand vendor is now hawking papers like an old-school newsboy after the city shuttered the kiosk he's operated for 23 years.
Violent crew terrorizing NYC newsstand vendors steals $15K in two-week spree
Police are looking for four hoodlums who have violently robbed nine sidewalk vendors in Manhattan since Jan. 1, leaving some of the victims afraid to return to their newsstands.
Vendors booted from Brooklyn Bridge as new ban goes into effect
Mayor Eric Adams followed through on his promise to boot vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge, clearing the way for pedestrians to reclaim the historic span on Wednesday.
Vendors crowding Brooklyn Bridge to soon get the boot under Mayor Adams' crackdown
Illegal vendors overwhelming the Brooklyn Bridge will be kicked off the elevated pedestrian path when the clock strikes midnight Jan. 3.
Vendor war: NYC Council eyes blocking Adams' plan to boot rogue hawkers off Brooklyn Bridge
A Manhattan pol is looking to put the kibosh on the Adams administration’s plan to ban vendors from hawking food, booze, souvenirs and other items on Big Apple bridges.
DEI's boost to antisemitism and more: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 22, 2023
NY Post readers discuss DEI, the country's health care woes and more.
San Francisco city employees issued bulletproof vests to walk the streets
San Francisco workers who inspect street vendors said they have been punched, kicked and threatened so much they have to wear bulletproof vests to do their jobs.
Unaccompanied migrant kids seen selling candy in NYC subways: 'Shameful, disgusting, blatant child abuse'
The Post observed an 11-year-old girl by herself this week exiting a B train on her own while carrying a cardboard box of sweets to sell for $2 a pop.
Dozens of vendors still swarm Brooklyn Bridge in free-for-all — selling illegal cocktails, pics with live snake
The Post took to the sky last week to document the vending chaos spanning the 1.14-mile-long historic landmark.
Historic NYC landmark has become 'disgusting flea market' for illegal hawkers
"It is totally disgusting. The bridge used to be a great place to walk over. Not anymore because of all the vendors," wrote one resident.
Amazon manager who bought Lamborghini as head of $9.4M theft ring sentenced 16 years
Kayricka Wortham, a former Amazon operations manager, abused her power to submit and approve forged invoices for fake vendors, then redirected the funds to her personal accounts.
We're fighting illegal street vending to keep NYC clean and safe for all
Unregulated street vending can make sidewalks unsafe, impassable and filthy as New Yorkers called 311 to report vending issues, an average of about 1,000 times per month.
Inflation rocks NYC hotdog stands, bodegas: 'Everything costs too much'
Street vendors are jacking up the price of classic New York City hot dogs as simple bodega staples skyrocket throughout the boroughs amid inflation, even as illicit “loosie” cigarettes remain...
NYC visitor's center goes to war with hot-dog vendor: 'Why do you have to put it right in my face?'
Roosevelt Island isn't big enough for the two of them.
NYC street vendor stabbed by armed robber
A 49-year-old street vendor was stabbed on a Midtown street as he tried to fight off an armed robber on Sunday night.
'Not using common sense': De Blasio blames his own city agency for trashing fresh food
De Blasio admitted that his city agencies reacted in "precisely the wrong way" when they were caught in viral video trashing crates of fresh fruit and vegetables.