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Prohibits vendors from vending on certain streets in Jamaica, county of Queens
In Assembly Committee · Cities · Sponsor David Weprin
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BILL NUMBER:S915
Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting vendors from vending on certain streets
Purpose or general idea of the bill
The purpose of this legislation is to impose a "food cart exclusion zone" on Hillside Avenue and Union Turnpike in the area between 248th Street and the Nassau county border or on 76th Avenue, in the area between 263rd Street and the Nassau county border, in Jamaica, county of Queens.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision k of section 17-315 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2004 by adding a new area in which food vending is prohibited to include Hillside Avenue and Union Turnpike in the area between 248th Street and the Nassau county border or on 76th Avenue, in the area between 263rd Street and the Nassau county border, in Jamaica, county of Queens.
Section 2 of the bill sets forth an immediate effective date.
Justification
The city of New York has already deemed specific areas within the city boundaries to be closed to food vending. This bill adds the area of Hillside Avenue and Union Turnpike in the area between 248th Street and the Nassau county border and 76th Avenue, in the area between 263rd Street and the Nassau county border to those exclusion zones.
Legislative history
2011-12: S.7177A
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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