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>>> FINALLY AT 5:30, THE CITY IS
MAKE GOING IT A LITTLE EASIER TO
GET ACROSS THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY, VENDORS
WILL BE BANNED FROM THE BROOKLYN
BRIDGE.
MELISSA COLORADO HAS THE DETAILS ON THE NEW RULES AND WHAT
VENDORS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THEM. >> Reporter: A NEW YEAR, NEW
CHANGES COMING TO THE BROOKLYN
BRIDGE.
THE CITY WILL START BANNING
VENDORS ON ANY CITY BRIDGE
STARTING JANUARY 3rd.
THE CITY SAYS PEDESTRIANS, TOURISTS, CYCLISTS ARE ALL
COMPETING FOR SPACE BECAUSE
VENDORS HAVE TURNED THIS INTO AN
UNAUTHORIZED BECAUSAR.
>> WE GOT HALFWAY UP AND IT TOOK
AN HOUR. >> EVER SINCE THESE VENDORS
CAME, IT HAS BEEN OUT OF
CONTROL.
>> Reporter: PACKED LIKE
SARDINES.
WALKING ACROSS THE BROOKLYN
BRIDGE.
>> TOO MANY PEOPLE.
IT’S CONGESTED.
THERE’S NO WAY THAT YOU CAN GET
THROUGH.
>> Reporter: VENDORS SELLING
EVERYTHING FROM DRINKS TO
SOUVENIRS WILL SOON GET THE BOOT STARTING JANUARY 3rd.
>> VENDING AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE
IMPEDES PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS AND
CREATES SECURITY RISKS.
>> Reporter: THE CITY IS LANDING
OUT THESE FLIERS IN MULTIPLE
LANGUAGES LETTING VENDORS KNOW
ABOUT THE NEW RULES AND WHERE THEY CAN MOVE TO.
>> THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE IS
AMERICA’S EIFFEL TOWER.
THESE RULES WILL MAKE SURE
MILLIONS OF NEW YORKERS AND VISITORS CAN SAFELY ENJOY.
>> Reporter: THE CITY SAYS
VISITORS TO THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
HAVE DOUBLED IN THE PAST YEAR.
THE BRIDGE’S WALKWAY CAN BE AS
NARROW AS FIVE FEET IN SOME
AREAS.
>> PEOPLE ARE JUMPING OFF THE BRIDGE INTO THE BIKE LANE,
PRACTICALLY GETTING HURT.
ONE GUY WAS WALKING ON A BEAM
TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CROWD.
THIS IS A CRAZY SITUATION AND
FLOWN IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT
IT.
>> Reporter: WHAT ABOUT THE
VENDORS WHO ARE LICENSED AND
HAVE A FOOD PERMIT?
>> THIS IS A SCARY THING FOR ME
TODAY.
>> Reporter: THIS VENDOR WHO
DOESN’T WANT HIS FACE ON CAMERA
SAID HE’S BELGRADE SELLING WITH
HIS FOOD CART FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.
>> I MAKE $50 A DAY.