NYPD Still Slapping Street Vendors With Criminal Charges Despite Council Law Requiring Civil Charges

This article was originally published on March 20 2:58 p.m. EDT by THE CITY

NYPD officers have hit street vendors in Manhattan and Brooklyn with at least seven criminal summonses for vending since a new law went into effect 10 days ago that’s supposed to eliminate such charges.

The seven summonses reported to the Street Vendor Project appear to be an early indication that the NYPD hasn’t trained officers to abide by the new law…

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