{"id":6899,"date":"2026-04-26T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6899"},"modified":"2026-04-26T17:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:37:00","slug":"illegal-vendors-swarm-nycs-chinatown-months-after-ice-raids-in-cat-and-mouse-game-with-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6899","title":{"rendered":"Illegal vendors swarm NYC&#8217;s Chinatown months after ICE raids in cat-and-mouse game with authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s a game of cat and mouse \u2013 and knockoff bags.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal vendors are back in full force along Canal Street and scrapping for sidewalk space months after federal authorities carried out a series of raids \u2013 but are quick to briefly scatter when NYPD sirens start blaring.<\/p>\n<p>Counterfeit merchants were peddling fake Louis Vuitton handbags and bargaining with customers over other phony accessories this week in Chinatown as surrounding business workers told The Post the black market hawking was as bad as always \u2013 or possibly even worse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A vendor was arrested and charged with trademark counterfeiting.  <span class=\"credit\">NY Post\/Steven Vago<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some have cars \u2013 where they stuff their inventory \u2014 and many vehicles bear out-of-state license plates from Virginia or North Carolina. Some were parked illegally in front of fire hydrants on a recent visit to the illegal market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re always a problem,\u201d said a gift shop worker Wednesday. \u201cYou can\u2019t even walk here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crazier than before the pandemic,\u201d the peeved employee added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The vendors do get scared off when NYPD cops roll into the area, sometimes as frequently as every couple hours, according to area workers. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They sprinted off and wheeled their goods out of the area even as they tried to close a sale with customers when police vehicles with their sirens blaring arrived around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>One under-the-table seller left behind two supposed Vuitton belts behind in the panic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Men selling hats and sunglasses from carts along Canal Street.  <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another vendor, identified as 46-year-old Yoro Dienge, was hauled away by authorities, police said. The Brooklyn man was charged with second-degree trademark counterfeiting, the department said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are addressing the quality of life that people complain about,\u201d a cop told The Post at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The local police presence comes after federal immigration enforcement conducted targeted operations to clean up the bustling part of the Big Apple last fall, making several arrests in the process.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some shop workers claimed the area is as crowded as ever.  <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the ICE raids and NYPD enforcement have had little effect, another gift shop worker said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the police is gone, they\u2019re here. They always come back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice arrest some of them sometimes but a few days later they\u2019re back,\u201d the worker added. \u201cSometimes they stand in front of the door. We tell them to move out of the way. Sometimes they do, sometimes they argue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alam Mollah, a 65-year-old newsstand owner, told The Post on Tuesday that police can stop by as often as every couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, these people can work if they provide money for this country. Since they are living here, they have to help this country because they are making money in this country,\u201d he fumed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the problem is they don\u2019t want to help America. That is the main problem. I pay my taxes and bills but they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bakery worker Jon Lee, 29, also complained \u201cmore and more vendors are popping up\u201d and some of the new arrivals \u201care kind of rude,\u201d causing arguments as everyone battles for a spot on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say there are a lot more vendors especially on the weekends because it gets quite crowded, making it harder for some of our customers to get inside,\u201d Lee said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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