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Tagged: Vendy Awards

A Look Back at the Vendy Awards with the Street Vendor Project’s Matt Shapiro | Episode 99

The Vendy Awards were an annual celebration of the best street vendors in New York City hosted by the Street Vendor Project, a project of the Urban Justice Center. It was …

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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 …

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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 …

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Street Organizing: A Conversation with Sean Basinski | Episode 55

We are thrilled to sit down with Sean Basinski, the founder and former director of the Street Vendor Project. Sean will walk us through his journey from law student to …

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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 …

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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, …

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Celebrate NYC’s Best Street Food at the Vendy Awards

For more than a decade, the Vendy Awards have been celebrating the unique – and delicious – contributions that street vendors make to this great city. The event takes place …

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Finding a World Cup Squad to Root for through Street Food

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off yesterday, and we’re struggling to find a team to support. So we decided to turn to some of the street food and market …

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Another Successful and Satisfying Vendy Awards

Here’s a video capturing the great time had by all at this year’s Vendy Awards this past Saturday. 2015 NYC Vendy Awards Amazingly, the rain held off on Saturday as …

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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 …

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Last Chance to Visit Vendy Plaza at East Harlem’s La Marqueta Sunday, Nov 23

This coming Sunday, November 23, is the last weekend to attend Vendy Plaza, at least for now. For the past four Sundays, our friends at the Street Vendor Project and the …

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Vendy Awards Roll into New Orleans March 13

On this wintry Friday in New York City, our thoughts are with the many street vendors slinging hot dogs and chicken over rice in the snow and slush.  But we …

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Food Trucks Helping Communities Recover from Sandy

As we all know by now, the actual wind, rain, and storm surges from Hurricane Sandy this weekend were only the beginning. Thousands of people have lost their homes, and …

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Wafels and Dinges truck in New Dorp

Turnstile Tours at the 2012 Vendy Awards [Video]

As a street vendor we know likes to say, “Food is love.” If that’s so, then the Vendy Awards are a massive, jubilant, gut-busting celebration of that love. Each year, …

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Celebrate Jackson Heights with Jeff Orlick and the 82nd Street Partnership

Our good friend Jeff Orlick, who runs food tours in Queens, is working with the 82nd Street Partnership to organize a free festival in Elmhurst/Jackson Heights on Friday called Viva …

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