Dozens of vendors still swarm Brooklyn Bridge in free-for-all — selling illegal cocktails, pics with live snakeThe city is finally cracking down on rogue vendors hawking food, souvenirs and even booze on the Brooklyn Bridge — following a flurry of Post reports on thebanning any “peddler, vendor, hawker, or huckster” from setting up business on pedestrian or bike lanes of any bridge in the city, citing concerns about overcrowding and security.
The 140-year-old crossing saw an average of 34,000 people use its wooden walkway last fall on weekend days – or twice as much as the fall of 2021.