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As tickets mount, many vendors feel like they’re being punished by the Adams administration for not having a permit even as they have no way to get a permit.
Midtown hot dog vendor Samy Metwally now worries he won’t be able to support his three children or pay rent, and he blames a lack of tourists, stalled return of office workers and faltering post-pandemic economy. Prices have risen, but demand hasn’t kept up.
The less than a decade-old public square in Queens has seen a surge in activity as the pandemic forced immigrant families out of steady jobs and into street sales.