Ticketing Jessica Lappin
Protesting a law that threatened the livelihood of street vendors by revoking their permits for parking tickets.
Initiator(s)
REV
Description
The initiators collaborated with the Street Vendor Project (SVP) of the Urban Justice Center to campaign against New York City Council Member Jessica Lappin’s 2010 law project. The bill, intended to revoke permits issued to street vendor trucks if they got parking tickets, was so restrictive that it threatened to put most food trucks out of business. As a way of protest, REV and SVP designed and handed 500 pink mock “citizens’ parking tickets” to Lappin during the hearing, signed by vendors and 500 members of the general public.
Goals
To create a campaign drawing attention to this attempt to legislatively criminalize the City's food vendors.
Beneficial outcomes
By garnering negative publicity in media such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and local foodie blogs, Lappin's bill was defeated before it got to the hearing.
Location
United States
Users
Marisa Jahn, REV, Street Vendor Project (SVP) of the Urban Justice Center, street vendors, general public
Maintained by
Urban Justice Center
Duration
2010
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
