Expand Street Vendor Licenses and Regulate Vendor Conduct
Enacted on Jul 31, 2026Signed into law by the Mayor.
Signed into Law
Local Law 2026/054
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This law creates thousands of new licenses for food and merchandise vendors to legally sell on NYC sidewalks, making it easier for vendors to operate without fear of penalties. It also sets new rules requiring vendors to keep their areas clean and follow location and timing restrictions, with stricter fines and possible license suspension for repeat violations. A Street Vendor Advisory Board will be expanded to help oversee and improve the new system.
Details
- Introduced
- Feb 28, 2024
- Passed Council
- Jan 29, 2026
- Enacted
- Jan 29, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Enacted
Official Description
This bill would expand the number of licenses that are available to vend food and merchandise on the sidewalks of New York City. It would make 2,200 additional supervisory license applications available to prospective mobile food vendors annually from 2026 until 2031. This bill would also expand the number of general vendor licenses available to vend merchandise such that 10,500 new general vending licenses would be made available in 2027. This bill would expand street vendor training, increase the share of enforcement agents required to inspect street vendor setups, and increase civil penalties for violations of certain siting requirements. It would also allow license suspension and revocation for 3 violations of certain time, place and manner restrictions in a 1-year period. This bill would add a requirement that vendors keep the area around their cart free from garbage and maintain proof of proper trash disposal. This bill would expand the Street Vendor Advisory Board and require the board to examine and make recommendations pertaining to the new requirements.