Erin Durkin
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‘This Is Hell’: NYC Restaurant Owners Call New Outdoor Dining Rules a ‘Poison Pill’ for Small Businesses
New seasonal rules will end up wiping out many al fresco structures and decimate a program that is both wildly popular and crucial for medically vulnerable New Yorkers.
‘Let Them Grow’: AOC and Other Electeds Rally Against Scorched-Earth Treatment of Corona Plaza Vendors
After Hell Gate broke the story of a crackdown against street vendors in Queens, local politicians called out a broken licensing system.
August 2, 2023
City Clears Out Corona Plaza’s Popular Street Vendor Market
The plaza usually hosts as many as 90 vendors. After Friday, it was mostly empty.
July 31, 2023
NYC Has Left People With Long COVID Behind
Living with long COVID in NYC means living an increasingly lonely existence.
