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Virtual Inside Industry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for Open House New York | Episode 249

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is the hub for Open House New York Weekend, with food trucks, pop-up eateries, outdoor activations, and tours. We will be hosting a series of virtual tours …

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Inside Industry
Street Vending
Virtual Programs
Waterfront

Capturing Food Carts with Photographer Maxwell Schiano | Episode 233

Food carts are an iconic image of New York City that most New Yorkers pass every day. Even if they stop to enjoy their food, not many take in the …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Pizza On the Go: Pizza Trucks with Scott Wiener | Episode 190

We are teaming up with our friend and renowned pizza expert Scott Wiener from Scott’s Pizza Tours to explore the world of mobile pizza and discuss the history and culture of pizza …

Inside Industry
Street Vending
Virtual Programs

International Street Vendor Day Celebration | Episode 161

Join the Street Vendor Project, Queens Night Market, and Culinary Backstreets for a virtual event celebrating street food & culture in the most diverse community in the world. This virtual event will feature live …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

A Brief History of NYC Street Vending with the Street Vendor Project | Episode 115

Street vending has been a part of New York City’s public life for hundreds of years, often taken up by newcomers to the country and New Yorkers excluded from the …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Eating In Translation with Dave Cook | Episode 77

Many fairs, festivals, and food bazaars, rooted in culinary traditions from all over the world, have been postponed or cancelled this spring. New York-based photojournalist Dave Cook will lead a virtual tour …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Wall Street’s Finest Falafel: A Conversation with Adel El Nagar | Episode 60

For nearly 20 years, Adel El Nagar has been serving food of his native Egypt on the streets of New York. Known for his made-to-order falafel, his cart Adel’s #1 …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Immigrant Food for an Immigrant Nation with Nuchas Chief Empanada Officer | Episode 58

Ariel Barbouth was born and raised in Argentina and came to New York City with his wife Leni in 2009 with a dream: to bring traditional Argentine empanadas and make …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

NYC Street Vendors: How Can We Help Them? | Episode 13

There are as many as 20,000 street vendors in New York City, most of whom are immigrants. This program will focus on the impact of the current public health crisis …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Street vendors rally on the steps of city hall with signs that read I love immigrant NY and Support NYC smallest businesses and Help us to serve you

National Manufacturing Day Tours, Oct. 4

Celebrate National Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 4 on a guided tour at the Brooklyn Navy Yard focused on interior design and fabrication The tour will begin with an introduction to …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Street Vending

Ferra Designs metal design and fabrication workshop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Join the Final Vendy Awards, Sep. 21

The best day of the year is fast approaching: Saturday, September 21, 2019, the day of the 15th – and final – New York City Vendy Awards. For 15 years, …

Street Vending

Testifying at NY City Council: Lift the Caps!

On April 11, the New York City Council Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing held a hearing on a package of bills affecting street vendors, most important among them …

Street Vending

Gabs: Supporting local small businesses in New York

Gabs Photography, January 11, 2018 by Gabriela Hengeveld When we were invited to visit New York for a story about the Bronx we got in touch with Turnstile Tours an …

Press
Street Vending

Explore the World of Street Vending at Museum at Eldridge Street, Nov 29

Join us on Nov. 29 at the Museum at Eldridge Street when Cindy VandenBosch will be moderating a conversation about street vending, past and present, covering the industry’s deep roots on …

Street Vending

Veronica Julien stands in front of her metal food cart on Water Street and talks to a tour guide and tour group as they smile. wearing glasses in an apron and a young man next to her are both standing in front of a metal food cart on a busy street.

Traveller Australia: Food Truckin’ in the Big Apple

“What do you think was the first food sold on the streets of New York?” asks Doug, our enthusiastic guide from Turnstile Tours. Our group stands in stony silence with furrowed brows. Everyone else is from an 18-35s Contiki tour and some of them haven’t been to bed yet after last night’s revelry. It’s a little early for quizzes.

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Street Vending

Harper’s Bazaar Spain: Esto es lo que se come ahora en las calles de Nueva York

Harper’s Bazaar Spain, May 4, 2017 by Sergio Cabrera Las calles del Midtown de Nueva York se encuentran siempre en constante ebullición. En el que bien podríamos considerar epicentro del planeta, …

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Street Vending

Workers walk alongside a large stone dry dock in the Brooklyn Navy Yard with two white tugboats below and a red and white crane on the right.

Makansutra: Eating In New York

Makansutra, September 20, 2015 by KF Seetoh I was taken on a food and heritage spin around Brooklyn, “to places where tourist would look out of place” ironically by Cindy …

Press
Public Markets
Street Vending

Cinnamon Snail Debuts Cookbook, Rolls Out Food Truck Tonight at Powerhouse Arena

Just over two months ago, Adam Sobel of The Cinnamon Snail – one of New York City’s most popular food trucks and the reigning Vendy Cup champion – made the shocking announcement …

Street Vending

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