Joe Sweeny says Canal Street street vending and illegality have expanded

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"I have watched it metastasize. It used to be a small group of Asian women with pamphlets that would discreetly and politely kind of pull you to the side and make these sales. Now, it is almost an entire zip code."

Joe Sweeny says that, based on his own observations living near Manhattan’s Canal Street for nearly five years, street-level illegality has grown significantly. He says he has spoken with local business improvement districts and real-estate groups, and argues City Hall and the NYPD could address it through enforcement.