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I spent the day riding the A train with New York City’s ‘Snackman’
Lorenzo Simmons, a.k.a. NYC Snackman, is known for his impressive setup: a handtruck stacked to the top with everything from chips to candy to Tylenol and lighters. It's a bodega on wheels.
By
Emily Nadal
News
More licenses for NYC street vendors? Here's what to know about a pending bill.
A City Council measure up for consideration would gradually lift caps on vendor permits and licenses.
By
Arya Sundaram
News
Columbus Circle Vendor Stabbed In Fight Over Toy Helicopter
Both he and another vendor were arrested.
By
Rebecca Fishbein
Food
Met Museum Cupcake Vendor Has A Hard Time Making $10,000 A Month Rent
Unable to continue paying the $10,000 a month rent for the coveted real estate outside of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, organic cupcake vendor Cake & Shake has bowed out of their 5-year contract with the city.
By
Carrie Dennis
Food
Shock: Street Vendors Are Jacking Up Bottled Water Prices
In NYC, we're lucky to have some of the greatest tap water in the entire world, but some people insist on buying bottled water from stands. And they're getting ripped off in the process.
By
Ben Yakas
Food
Horrible Brooklyn Heights Snobs Rant Against Hot Dog Vendor
Brooklyn Heights residents refused to allow one vendor to sling dogs on Montague Street—and they took to a local blog to complain: "Disgusting food, served by disgusting people to disgusting people."
By
Ben Yakas
Food
NYPD Arrests Veterans For Vending Outside The Met
Once again the prime peddling real estate outside the Met is causing friction between "rent a vets" and vendors who paid dearly for the privilege.
By
Garth Johnston
Food
Cupcake Vendor Refuses To Pay Rent Because Of Rent-A-Vet Invasion
Vendors who pay the city hundreds of thousands to sell outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art are upset at the "rent-a-vets" horning in on their territory.
By
Jen Chung
Food
Upscale Food Trucks and Carts Destined for NYC Parks
Tien Mao/Gothamist When you think gourmet lunch, a food cart in
By
Sarah Bibi
News
Has A Central Park T-Shirt Vendor Gone Counterfeit?
Bootleggers, in this city?! Never. According to the Daily News, Queens
By
Jen Carlson
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