Street Vendor Complaint

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Street Fair Vendor Complaint
Breaking Park Rules to report an unlicensed vendor in a City park or on a City boardwalk

You can report issues with vendors that sell food or merchandise on City streets or sidewalks. You can also report vendors operating in a prohibited area, including the Brooklyn Bridge or any other city-owned bridge.

You can report street vendors that are selling counterfeit items.

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

You can report a vendor operating in a restricted area.

Your complaint should include:

The vendor's exact location
Date and time of the incident
The vendor's Consumer and Worker Protection license number or Health license number (if a food vendor), if possible

Report a vendor in an unauthorized location.

You can report a vendor without a City license or permit.

Your complaint should include:

The vendor's exact location
Date and time of the incident

Report an unlicensed street vendor.

As of August 30, 2024, Temporary Street Fair Vendors do not need a temporary vendor permit. Sponsors of street fairs must still follow the requirements of the Mayor's Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

You can report unsafe food and unsanitary conditions in food carts, food stands, or food trucks operating on City streets or sidewalks.

Unsafe Food Practices

You can make a complaint about a broad range of food safety issues including:

Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
Spoiled or contaminated food
Roaches, mice, or rats
Unsanitary conditions
Sick vendor

Your complaint should include:

The vendor's exact location
Date and time of the incident
Health license number (appears on the cart, stand, or truck's decal)

To report that someone got sick from eating food, go to the Food Poisoning page.

Street Vendor Complaint

Report a vendor in an unauthorized location.

Report an unlicensed street vendor.

Report an unsanitary food vendor.

Report improper trash storage by a food vendor.

Street Vendor Complaint

Counterfeit Items

In a Prohibited Area

Report a vendor in an unauthorized location.

Unlicensed

Report an unlicensed street vendor.

Unsanitary

Report an unsanitary food vendor.

Report improper trash storage by a food vendor.

Other Complaints