More than 800 people signed a petition calling for more permanent NYPD enforcement around Canal Street.

The concerns are illegal vendors, counterfeit goods and now drug dealing.

NY1 went to the area to check it out and captured very easily on camera what appears to be drugs being openly sold.

What You Need To Know

More than 800 people signed a petition calling for more permanent NYPD enforcement around Canal Street because of public safety and quality of life concerns

While Canal Street is known as a marketplace for knockoffs, the concern is an escalation of crime, including drugs being openly sold, muggings, and people defecating on the street

In a statement to NY1 in response to community members' concerns, the NYPD wrote, “Officers assigned to the 1st Precinct, 5th Precinct, and P

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