334221 Sun Oct 15 04:39:32 -0700 2006 2 19 Outer Boroughs 0 1946731 http://streetvendor.org/public_html/staticpages/index.php?page=2006101300295585 what do people think of these vendors? who's your favorite? who should have been included? Sun Oct 15 04:39:32 -0700 2006 12350 ndl 1 1948503 I don't know who else should have been included, but I've been to all 4 of these carts and they're all excellent. Mon Oct 16 14:17:10 -0700 2006 1946731 13481 Woodside Al 1 1953832 the link didn't work for me for some reason, but here's the list that just came in my email.... *************** We are pleased to announce that the finalists for the Second Annual Vendy Awards have been announced. They are (in no particular order): 1) Calexico," a recently-opened Tex-Mex cart that is creating a stir in Soho, run by the three Vendley brothers who hail from the California border town of the same name; 2) Pieded (“the Arepa Lady”) Cano, the grandmotherly gourmand who has built a cult following for her Colombian-style corn arepas under the subway tracks in Jackson Heights; 3) Samiul Noor Haque, the Pakistani-American phenom whose “Sammy’s Halal” spicy chicken is the glue that holds the Queens Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indian communities together; and 4) Thiru (“Dosa Man”) Kumar, the only returning contestant from last year, whose Sri-Lankan style vegan dosas and samosas (and friendly, life-affirming attitude) have customers lining up in Washington Square Park. You can see their photos and hear what their customers have to say by going here. There was also a nice clip on New York 1 this morning viewable here. I hope you can come to the Awards, which are this Sunday, October 22nd, from 6-8:30 p.m. at St. Marks Church-in-the-Bowery at 2nd Avenue and East 10th Street in Manhattan. $50 tickets ($100 if you want to be a VIP) entitle you to the best street food in NYC, and an open bar of wine and beer. The event is a fundraiser for the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps provide a voice for the 10,000 people who sell food and merchandise on the streets of our city. All contributions are tax-deductible. The Vendy Awards are a celebration of NYC street vendors and all they contribute to our city. You can buy tickets here. Please forward this message on to your vendor-loving friends. Thank you. Wed Oct 18 03:00:10 -0700 2006 1946731 11989 pitu