The City Council on Dec. 18 voted to raise the cap on the number of food vendor licenses in the city, allowing thousands of vendors to obtain licenses to operate legally across the five boroughs.
Intro 431-B, part of a series of bills known as the Street Vendor Reform Package, calls for an additional 2,100 food vendor licenses each year through 2031, creating an additional 10,500 licenses. The legislation, introduced by Bronx Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez, also adds more than 10,000 licenses for general merchandise and passed with a supermajority of 39 votes during the final stated meeting of the 2025 legislative session on Thursday.
