‘Illegal’ vendors overrun Bronx strip with no cops to chase them

Illegal vendors and gamblers have taken over a commercial strip in The Bronx thanks to a new city law that moved enforcement responsibilities from the NYPD to an agency that lacks the authority to confiscate goods — or even demand identification from street hawkers.

“It looks like a bazaar in Istanbul,” said Marko Majic, head of business development for City Jeans on East Fordham Road. “The only difference is in Istanbul it’s legal and organized and here it is illegal and unorganized,” Majic said.