10/20/2025
🚨 BLACK MARKET BOOM: African Migrants Caught Operating Illegal Street Market in NYC 🇺🇸
Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez has uncovered what she describes as a “massive underground market” being run by illegal migrants from Senegal in the heart of New York City — and the footage is jaw-dropping.
In her report, filmed at the corner of Broadway and Canal Street, Savanah documented dozens of illegal street vendors openly selling counterfeit designer goods — fake Louis Vuitton, YSL, and Chanel bags — to crowds of customers, all while police patrolled nearby.
“The entire sidewalk is filled with illegals who state they are from Senegal,” Hernandez said. “As I was reporting, the migrants began scrambling to pick up their items before fleeing into vehicles or on foot due to police presence in the area.”
She said the scene felt less like Manhattan and more like Paris — a city long plagued by migrant street markets and black-market vendors.
“It looks exactly like the streets of Paris,” she said. “Even the migrants got angry and told me I couldn’t film — just like they do in Paris.”
In the video, one vendor confronts her directly:
Migrant: “Hey, you no film here.”
Savanah: “They told me I couldn’t film — and started packing everything up.”
According to one of the men she spoke with, the sellers “operate without a license,” and if police catch them, their products are confiscated. Hernandez estimated 20–30 migrants were conducting business that day — openly and illegally.
“This seems to be a common occurrence on this street, and business is booming,” she said. “I watched as they fled police. Within minutes, the entire market vanished.”
Despite the visibility of the operation — counterfeit goods, illegal vending, and public disorder — local authorities appear to be doing little to stop it.
“Perhaps ICE should go check this corner out,” Hernandez wrote.
Her footage has sparked outrage online, with many pointing out that New York City’s sanctuary policies have created a safe haven for illegal activity, while local taxpayers foot the bill for services, housing, and clean-up.
The city once famous for law and order under Giuliani is now hosting what looks like an unregulated, foreign-run black market in broad daylight — complete with counterfeit luxury goods and vendors who don’t fear accountability.
Savanah’s report is another glaring example of what happens when open-border policies collide with urban chaos: lawlessness flourishes, the police are neutered, and American cities start to look more like the foreign capitals they once pitied.