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You can report issues with vendors that sell food or merchandise on City streets or sidewalks. You can also report vendors operating in a prohibited area, including the Brooklyn Bridge or any other city-owned bridge.

You can report street vendors that are selling counterfeit items.

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

You can report a vendor operating in a restricted area.

Your complaint should include:

  • The vendor's exact location
  • Date and time of the incident
  • The vendor's Consumer and Worker Protection license number or Health license number (if a food vendor), if possible

You can report a vendor without a City license or permit.

Your complaint should include:

  • The vendor's exact location
  • Date and time of the incident

You can report unsafe food and unsanitary conditions in food carts, food stands, or food trucks operating on City streets or sidewalks. 

Unsafe Food Practices

You can make a complaint about a broad range of food safety issues including:

  • Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
  • Spoiled or contaminated food
  • Roaches, mice, or rats
  • Unsanitary conditions
  • Sick vendor

Your complaint should include:

  • The vendor's exact location
  • Date and time of the incident
  • Health license number (appears on the cart, stand, or truck's decal)

To report that someone got sick from eating food, go to the Food Poisoning page.

Improper Trash Storage

You can report a food vendor that isn't storing trash properly.

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