Check Out a Cool 3-D Art Tribute to NYC's Immigrant Street VendorsWashington Square Park's famed Dosa Man is featured.
This Animated Short Explains Why It's So Hard to Be a Street Vendor in NYCThere's a new campaign calling for the city to raise the number of permits.
Authorities Are Once Again Cracking Down on New York's Food TrucksIs there a new, post-Sandy crackdown on food trucks in New York City?
Vendy Award Nominations Close TomorrowNominate your favorite vendor today! Or tomorrow, at least, before close of day.
Vendy Awards Announce Rookie of the Year FinalistsAnd they're not just the usual suspects.
Feud Between Halal Cart and Plein Sud Is Uglier Than We KnewA Tunisian and a Frenchman are at odds on Chambers Street.
Inside the Life (and Wallet) of a Street VendorHow much does a hired hand at a midtown lunch cart make per week?
Health Department Declines to Reinstate Pee-nut Man's PermitFor this line of work, you truly do have to be nuts 4 nuts.
Cooked Fish Back on Street-Vendor MenusOopsie, says the Health Department.
Health Department Bars Street Vendors From Selling SeafoodAlso at risk: unrefrigerated prepared fruits and vegetables.
Vendors Protest Cops on the Street-Meat BeatIs the NYPD trying to push street vendors off the street?
Today in Cutesy Concepts: Frites and Meats, Plus 3rd Ward's MysteryA couple of quirky street-food projects to report.
The Birth of VendrificationA new word has been added to the foodie lexicon.
Street-Vendor Scuffles Result in Court, Knife FightsA halal-chicken vendor slashes a rival with a butcher's knife.
Super Tacos Parks Second Truck DowntownA Vendy nominee is now delivering to the West Village.
Schnitzel Truck Is Involved in Another DustupThe latest battle in the food-truck wars.
Get Ready for the Swedish-Meatballs TruckA Northern European food truck is about to hit Williamsburg.
Yesterday It Was 'Doughnut Wars,' Today It's 'FruitA trio of fruit vendors in midtown are having trouble getting along.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Street Vending (But Were Too BusyAn awesome new pamphlet offers a brief history of the New York City street vendor. Did you know Jay-Z was one?
A Moment of Appreciation: Doughnuts on a StickEven cooler than fishball skewers?
No Coffee for You!A street cart has banned Lehman Brothers reporters.
Shocker: Street Vendors Not the CleanestAccording to 'Inside Edition,' those dirty-water dogs are ACTUALLY DIRTY.
Singapore's Street Vendors Fly 9,500 Miles to School YouLearn how to make fried carrot cake!
Handicapping the Vendies The Vendy Awards, a.k.a. the Homeless Beards, are upon us again, and the finalists for Street Vendor of the year have just been announced. As at the Beards, a familiar cluster of luminaries dominates the nominations. These are not necessarily the very best carts going, but the ones whose years of service and body of work has earned them a high reputation among sidewalk gastronomes. The nominees, and our handicapping, are below.
This Week, We Keep It Street You might be interested to know that your morning coffee was marked up 1,000 percent by the street vendor who just sold it to you. It's just one of many fascinating tidbits in "Cartography," a complete road map to New York City street food. Though Grub Street has previously selected its top five favorite carts, this week's issue goes all out, not only ranking the city's best twenty carts but also offering a glimpse into the daily experiences of street vendors. If the feature doesn't sell you on the guts and glory of sidewalk cuisine, well, fine then — Rob and Robin have singled out several more conventional restaurants to look forward to this summer.