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Cops Are Cracking Down on Bogart Street Vendors

Tony and Diablo, two of the regular vendors on the East Williamsburg street, describe their recent run ins with the police.

Cops Are Cracking Down on Bogart Street Vendors
Tony’s table on Bogart Street courtesy of Frank Rispoli.

Cops Are Cracking Down on Bogart Street Vendors

Tony and Diablo, two of the regular vendors on the East Williamsburg street, describe their recent run ins with the police.

Cops Are Cracking Down on Bogart Street Vendors

Benjamin Kulakofsky

Reporter

There will be a notable absence on Bogart Street, near the Morgan L stop, this summer. Anyone who has passed the cafes, bars, and vintage shops of the area in the last five years should remember the vendors selling books and records on the sidewalk. These vendors considered themselves a fixture of the community until late March, when police issued at least one court summons for vending without a license and forced operations to cease.

“There’s essentially four vendors that form the core,” says Frank Rispoli, a designer and photographer from Bay Ridge…

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