NYC designates extensive restricted vending zones where street vendors are prohibited, including areas near subway entrances, crosswalks, bus stops, fire hydrants, and in many midtown and lower Manhattan streets. Green Cart vendors are limited to specific police precincts.
NYC Administrative Code §17-315 and §20-465 establish a complex network of vending restrictions. Vendors may not operate within 20 feet of a building entrance, 10 feet of a crosswalk or fire hydrant, or within any subway entrance area. Numerous streets in midtown Manhattan (34th to 59th, 5th to 9th Avenues), the Financial District, and other high-traffic areas are fully restricted from vending. Parks, except with Parks Department authorization, are off-limits. The Business Integrity Commission oversees wholesale market areas. Green Cart permit holders can only vend within designated police precinct areas identified by the city as having below-average fresh produce access — primarily in the Bronx, upper Manhattan, central Brooklyn, and eastern Queens. General merchandise vendors face additional restrictions near commercial establishments selling similar goods. DCWP enforces location compliance and the NYPD can issue summonses for vending in restricted areas.
Vending in restricted zone: $100-$500 fine. Repeated violations: $500-$1,000 and possible cart seizure. Operating a Green Cart outside designated precinct: permit suspension or revocation.
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