Mother Jones
In New York, Street Vendors Fought For and Won a Law for More Permits. They’re Still Waiting On Them.
When Cleotilde “Cleo” Juarez Ramirez emigrated to the United States from Puebla, Mexico, she thought she’d left her years of street vending behind. Once settled in East Elmhurst, Queens, her husband, brother and uncle all found work that allowed her to care for her children at home. But after they lost their jobs at the […]