Street Vendors of NYC

Street Vendors of NYC+A little bit of historyIncredibly enough, this has been common practice for many generations all over the world!Small fish were a street food in GreeceEvidence of large number of street vendors were discovered during the excavation of Pompeii.Street food was commonly utilized by poor urban residents of ancient Rome with chickpea soup, bread, and grain paste being some of the common meals.In China, where street foods generally catered to the poor, wealthy residents would send their servants to buy street foods and bring mealsIn Renaissance Turkey many crossroads saw vendors selling fragrant bites of hot meat, including chicken and lamb.

+Believe it or not, the hot dog stands werent the first in businessAs of 1707, after previous restrictions that had limited their operating hours, street food vendors had been banned in NYC.Many African American women made their living selling street foods in America in the 18th and 19th centuries.They sold products ranging from fruit, cakes, and nuts in Savannah, GA, to coffee, biscuits, pralines and other sweets in New Orleans.+

Street vendors in NYC have been present throughout much of our history. 1906+With the timeOur city has become this+

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