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food trucks

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Jackson Heights

May 18, 2012

Jackson Heights' Best Food Carts On the Menu for Three-Hour Tour

Gear up for some food truck action this weekend on Roosevelt Avenue with a three-hour food crawl.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

April 17, 2012

Food Truck Bazaar On the Menu at Hell's Kitchen Flea Market

The Hell's Kitchen Flea Market Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar returns for a second year on Sunday.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

March 19, 2012

Vegan Food Truck Heads to Flatiron District

The New Jersey-based Cinnamon Snail returns to Manhattan with two new menu items.

Downtown

December 09, 2011

Food Trucks Rolling Into Battery Park City for Lunch

Five food trucks will park on North End Avenue for lunch seven days a week starting soon.

Midtown

December 08, 2011

Manhattan's First Vegan Food Truck Comes to Midtown

The Cinnamon Snail, the popular New Jersey-based vegan food truck, moved to Manhattan on Thursday.

Upper West Side

December 02, 2011

Hot Dog and Ice Cream Cart Becomes Sakura Park's First Vendor

Sakura Park will get its first food vendor, which is a hot dog and ice cream cart.

Washington Heights & Inwood

November 17, 2011

Police and Health Dept. Yank Illegal Food Carts from Washington Heights

Police in Washington Heights pulled six food carts off the streets earlier this month as part of a sting with the Health Department to curb illegal street vending.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

November 17, 2011

SoHo Latest Neighborhood to Fight Against Food Trucks

SoHo residents join other neighborhoods in complaining that food trucks and carts are crowding sidewalks, creating garbage problems, polluting the air and seemingly breaking city laws with impunity. 

Upper East Side

November 04, 2011

'Casual' Dining Frowned on at Tavern on the Green

The Parks Department will soon start soliciting bids for a "high quality casual restaurant and outdoor café,” at Tavern on the Green, officials said Thursday.

Upper West Side

October 25, 2011

UWS Police Crack Down on Street Vendors After Complaints

After months of complaints from locals who say they're overwhelmed by food vendors, police say they're working with other city agencies to identify vendors who repeatedly break the law.

Upper East Side

October 25, 2011

UES Community Board Wants Stricter Rules for Street Vendors

Limiting the number of street vendors per block or requiring design guidelines for carts and trucks are among ideas being floated by CB 8 in tackling the growing number of street vendors.

Upper West Side

October 13, 2011

Community Board Wants to Keep Tabs on Food Trucks

Community Board 7 says no one knows how many food trucks are on the Upper West Side. It wants to conduct a survey to count them and pinpoint where they are.

Upper West Side

October 06, 2011

Eddie's Pizza Cart Sets Up Shop in Richard Tucker Square

Eddie's Pizza, a finalist for a 2011 Vendy Award, will be stationed permanently at Richard Tucker Square.

Upper East Side

September 28, 2011

Paty's Taco Truck Wins 'Hero' Vendy Award, Gets Boot From Neighborhood

Paty's Tacos, winner of the first-ever hero award at the Vendys, is no longer dishing out tasty Mexican food to its hungry lunchtime followers.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

September 09, 2011

Last Kips Bay Community Day of the Season to Feature Puppet Show and Jazz

The Kips Bay Community Day will host its last event of the season on Saturday, once again turning a stretch of Second Avenue into a neighborhood festival.