Re: who owns the turf?

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Posted by Kenzi on September 6, 2001 at 01:56:12:

In reply to: who owns the turf? posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on September 6, 2001 at 00:05:59:

: You'd think the Fox News story would have rattled a few cages...

I would agree. I assume that the black "henna" slingers don't see
themselves as doing anything wrong and that such a news story
wouldn't apply to them.

Would you think that the guy at Fox would want to hear about these
people in Times Square and maybe do an update of his previous story?
I have another contact at ABC I could call on.
:
: Owners who lease out the premesis might want to know that the FDA
has
: declared PPD use in body art as illegal, and that thus their
renters
: are comitting an illegal act, assault, intentional endangerment,
and
: it is criminally negligent of them to permit such on their property
: and THEY can be sued by injured parties if they don't put a stop to
: it.
:
: The owners of the properties can be traced through public record.
: You'd need a photo of the persons slinging, (proof) and a copy of
the
: rant, and that sent to the owner proving that there is illegal
: activity going on their rental property, and a mention that they
can
: be sued by injured parties.
: Send a copy of the photo to the county health department, and a
copy
: of both rants, too.

The way it seems to work here in NYC is that artists can get an
artist vendor's license to sell their work on the street (that
includes portrait artists, characturists, name painters, henna
artists etc.). The people selling incense, t-shirts, postcards etc.
I think have to have the standard street vendors' license,which I am
told is only given to war veterans (yeah right!). I would imagine
that a good proportion of both categories are unlicensed but they
have been aroundfor a while and know the tricks to doing what thye
are doing, plus the authorities tolerate it as long as they don't
cause any trouble. As an unlicensed artist vendor myself I
appreciate this willingness to tolerate us. I think it returns to
NYC some of its original bohemian character in the face of the
takeover of the city by the Gap, Disney, Planet Hollywood, Banana
Republic etc. etc.

The only control on such unlicensed vedors is by the stores in front
of which the vendor is set up. There are some stores that don't want
anyone in front, other stores allow it but not if they sell the same
merchandise as the store, or allow vendors out front but not right in
front of their doors. It's a symbiotic relationship that seems
towork pretty well and is self-policing.

The downside of that is that the authorities don't have much control
over dangerous vendors such as purveyors of black death paste. To
call in the authorities will make it hard for all vendors. That's my
own self-interest talking there. I wonder if there is a way of
shutting down these black death people without making it difficult
for other vendors.

Essentially it is a three-pronged approach in which the public is
warned of the dangers, the black death slingers are warned and the
health authorities are warned. From my experience dealing with the
public, most of them don't care at all. A quote from a blacke-
hennaed visitor to my henna table "if it isn't going to kill me I
don't care!" The black death slingers sure don't care. And the
health authorities don't seem to care or know what to do, if they do
care. And i fear that the health authorities won't be interested in
the subtleties of black henna vs. natural henna and will just shut us
all down. Perhaps a personal visit with someone who has the power to
do something could make a difference. Anyone had any experience of
this?

 

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