Friday, August 11, 2023

Corona businesses and residents venting against illegal vendors

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 Queens Chronicle

Unlicensed vendors, prostitutes and drunks are creating chaos in and around Corona Plaza, making the area dirty and dangerous for families, according to residents and business owners who rallied for a better environment Aug. 7.

The protesters, who rallied a little more than a block down National Street at American Triangle, held signs in both English and Spanish pleading for an end to fighting and drunkeness in the area, among other issues.

“My office receives from 18 to 20 complaints weekly from concerned residents and business owners who feel the negative impact of the lack of consideration shown by these street vendors,” City Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Corona) said in a press release after the event. “The situation has escalated to the point where it is creating an unsanitary and disorganized environment for everyone in the area.” Moya said.

The event followed an Aug. 2 rally in support of the unlicensed vendors, which was held by activists and area politicians including Borough President Donovan Richards and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, Queens) after the city launched a sweep that cleared the site of many.

Richards, who credits a task force he formed with improving conditions in the plaza, called the sweep “draconian” and an “injustice.”

He and others who support the vendors, reportedly numbering near 80, say the main problem is that the city does not provide enough licenses. The City Council passed legislation to increase the number of permits available, but the bureaucracy is far behind schedule on actually offering them, according to the outlet Streetsblog — and the number will remain far short of the total believed to be operating in the city.

Merchant Yarin Nadel said he has three businesses in the area but that vendors set up shop right in front of his places and undersell him — because he has to pay to pay taxes, employees and rent — and then leave behind trash that he gets ticketed for.


14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where is Sandy ? Crickets....

Anonymous said...

Where have they been ? This started in 1492...

Anonymous said...

Who is Sandy? And what have crickets got to do with this?

Anonymous said...

JUSTICE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ! Even the ones after 1492....

FreedomFries Fred said...

The "Chamber of Horrors" fights back against the "Free Market Economy".
More communist regulation on free market enterprise. Why do the Sheeple need a license to sell food?
Freedoms for all.

Anonymous said...

Thank God I'm American and not a democrat.

Anonymous said...

That's a huge turnout. There must be at least 6 people there. Luckily it wasn't raining.

Zeus said...

Thank God I'm American and not a democrat.“

You’re welcome.

Chief BigEars said...

This used to be a nice place. But that was many moons ago, before the white man came.

Jupiter said...

@"Thank God I'm American and not a democrat."

Youre welcome.

Anonymous said...

If fake news did not exist, there would be no protests.

Anonymous said...

New Sign for CORONA the CESSPOOL of QUEENS

Anonymous said...

The northern most banana republic

Anonymous said...

This is what happens when all the low income voters elect Dems, to keep their freebees coming .....Us middle-class folks get the shaft.....