Mamdani’s America Is Not American

May 25th 2026 12:58pm EDT

In New York City, a street food vending permit officially costs $210. But because there are roughly 20,000 vendors competing for fewer than 7,000 permits, many are forced onto a black market where permits sell for as much as $22,000 — a cost ultimately passed on to customers in the form of higher food prices. […]

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