Councilmember Sandra Ung met with Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch in downtown Flushing on Friday afternoon to discuss the sanitation issues facing the busy retail corridor and major transit hub.
Councilmember Ung has made addressing the rampant unlicensed vending in downtown Flushing a priority since taking office in 2022. In part through her advocacy, the Adams administration reversed a de Blasio-era transfer of vendor enforcement to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, a civilian-staffed agency with approximately ten enforcement agents for the entire city.
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