Coyoacán and city police clear public space around Hospital de La Ceguera

Authorities in Coyoacán, working with Mexico City’s Secretariat of Citizen Security, carried out an operation to reorganize public space around Hospital de La Ceguera in Barrio San Lucas.

Officials checked vendors’ permits. Vendors who could not show authorization agreed to remove their semifixed stalls. Public Space personnel also took away benches, tables and other items attached to stalls that exceeded the permitted area, including at stalls that held authorization documents.

The operation removed abandoned property occupying pedestrian and road areas. The borough said some metal structures had taken up an entire lane of the street. It also said several stalls had no permit to sell in public space, while the permits that did exist dated from the 1980s and 1990s. The current administration has issued no new permits to vendors, according to the borough.

Mayor Giovani Gutiérrez said the action sought to free access points and create room for movement. “Those who live, work, study or come to this area can move around safely and in an orderly way. Keeping access points and roads clear is an ongoing task that allows us to protect residents and respond better to any emergency.” The operation followed requests from local residents and was intended to ensure safe circulation in the busy area.

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Those who live, work, study or come to this area can move around safely and in an orderly way. Keeping access points and roads clear is an ongoing task that allows us to protect residents and respond better to any emergency.