For Senegalese Street Vendors in New York, βWork Is Worshipβ NYT - Home Page By: Aimee Ortiz and Arisa Haboshi 26 October 2026 at 09:00 Struggling to find steady work, many migrants who have arrived recently from Senegal have adapted with a relentless sidewalk hustle, sustaining their families through street vending. Β© Arisa Haboshi for The New York TimesThousands of Senegalese migrants have made the long and often perilous journey to New York.