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Queens Street Vendors: Waiting for Permits

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Biography: b. 1980, Bogotá, Colombia EDUCATION 2023 MA Global & Joint Program Studies - NYU Journalism + Latin... MORE

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. E... plaza. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. Every weekend, below the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza station nearly 90 vendors set up in and around the plaza. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 26, 2023. New York, NY. F...stands. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 26, 2023. New York, NY. Food vendors arrange their stands near street corners at the plaza's busy intersections, where pedestrians and commuters can easily access the stands. Credit: Andres Guerrero

May 1, 2023. New York, NY. Isma...rities. Credit: Andres Guerrero

May 1, 2023. New York, NY. Ismael Carvajal, from Puebla, Mexico, recently became the co-owner of Los Tacos de Birria Nueva Era in Queens' Corona Plaza. He has been working to get his vending permit, and build better relationships with authorities. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. F...amales. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. Food vendors in Queen's Corona Plaza sell a variety of home-style foods from all over Latin America like pupusas, tortillas, and tamales. Credit: Andres Guerrero

March 16, 2023. On Thursday, st...rk, NY. Credit: Andres Guerrero

March 16, 2023. On Thursday, st...k, NY. Credit: Andres Guerrero.

March 16, 2023. On Thursday, steet vendors from accross NYC, and organizations with the NYC Street Vendor Justice Coalition rallied at City Hall calling on officials to implement 'street vendor reforms.' Street Vendor Justice Coalition organizer, Carina Kaufman, holding white papers with over 10,000 signatures from vendors who are waiting for vending licences. New York, NY. Credit: Andres Guerrero.

March 16, 2023. On Thursday, steet vendors from accross NYC, and organizations with the NYC Street Vendor Justice Coalition rallied at City Hall calling on officials to implement 'street vendor reforms.' A rally member holds a sign written in spanish: "NYC loves Vendors." New York, NY. Credit: Andres Guerrero

March 16, 2023. On Thursday, steet vendors from accross NYC, and organizations with the NYC Street Vendor Justice Coalition rallied at City Hall calling on officials to implement 'street vendor reforms.' The popular street desert, 'churros,' were being handed out to everyone in attendance. New York, NY. Credit: Andres Guerrero

May 1, 2023. New York, NY. Peop...lavors. Credit: Andres Guerrero

May 1, 2023. New York, NY. People from all over the city come to Queens' Corona Plaza to experience home-style Latin American flavors. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. A... Plaza. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. Andres Robles, from Guatemala, works the day shift at a 24/7 produce stand in Queens' Corona Plaza. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. E...lights. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. Every weekend, people from around the city come to Corona Plaza in Queens to eat their favorite home-style delights. Credit: Andres Guerrero

May 1, 2023. New York, NY. Froi... goods. Credit: Andres Guerrero

May 1, 2023. New York, NY. Froilan Garcia set up a drinks stand in Queens' Corona Plaza during the pandemic. He said that vendors like him, who operate without a vendor's license, fear that the authorities will confiscate or throw away their goods. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 19., 2023. New York, NY. ...merica. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 19., 2023. New York, NY. A single food stand in Queens' Corona Plaza offers nearly a dozen different types of home-style dishes and drinks from across Latin America. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 26, 2023. New York, NY. A... Plaza. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 26, 2023. New York, NY. Agua frescas like tamarindo are popular vebrages in Queens' Corona Plaza. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 19, 2023. New York, NY. A...10 p.m. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 19, 2023. New York, NY. Although Queens' Corona Plaza is open 24/7, most food vendors start closing down after 10 p.m. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. C... meals. Credit: Andres Guerrero

April 12, 2023. New York, NY. Corona Plaza in Queens is conveniently located underneath the train tracks. Most food vendors organize their stands around the plaza's busy intersections where commuters have easy access to food and a place to sit and enjoy their meals. Credit: Andres Guerrero

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Queens Street Vendors: Waiting for Permits

Copyright Andres Guerrero 2024

Updated May 2023

Summary

Corona Plaza, one of the only of its kind in New York City’s Queens borough, is home to nearly 90 street vendors who offer a variety of home-style dishes and drinks from all across Latin America. When job loss swept through the city during the pandemic, some Corona residents set up vending stands to make a living, but not all vendors obtained the proper vending permits. Now, authority crackdowns and continued police presence have made it difficult for vendors like Friolan Garcia and Ismael Carvajal to operate their stands.

Andres Guerrero

Apr 12, 2022

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