Eric Adams Vetoes Bill to Raise Wages for Instacart Workers

The City Council is likely to override most of Mayor Eric Adams’s recent vetoes. Still, the mayor seems eager for a fight over bills affecting grocery delivery workers and street vendors.

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3 Killed in Queens After Driver Hits Pedestrians Near Food Truck

A Toyota Corolla driven by an 84-year-old man struck two pedestrians in Queens, leaving all three of them dead, the police said.

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A Push to Help Street Vendors ‘Leave the Shadows’

Legislation before the City Council would change regulations to make it easier for vendors to operate legally.

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Why Street Vendors Are Upset About a Ballot Measure

Proposition 2, which gives the Sanitation Department more authority to conduct sweeps of vendors, will hit immigrant vendors hard, an advocacy group said.

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Meet the New Home Kitchen Business

Starting in November, licensed home kitchens in Los Angeles County will be able to sell dine-in and to-go meals, as a 5-year-old state law expands.

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Art Collector Who Bought a $6 Million Banana Offers to Buy 100,000 More

The vendor who sold the banana received only a quarter for the fruit. The buyer of the conceptual work has offered his stand a bigger payday, but logistical problems may be in the way.

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