Competing Green Carts on Washington Eastern Parkway

inpixels · March 2013

Anyone else notice we now have not one, but two fruit vendors that seem to be in direct competition with each other on Eastern Parkway (near Washington).

I find it a bit odd.

Then again some might find it odd that i find it odd...

:cherry:

ingenuity-jen · March 2013

I saw this too! The cart that's closer to Washington is the same friendly guy from last year, and the cart that's a little closer to the subway entrance is run by 1-2 women who are also very nice.

I first saw the women setting up their cart on the weekend of March 9th. Since the other cart wasn't there, I originally thought that they were replacing him. They brought a spray bottle so you could clean your fruit right after purchasing if you wanted to eat it on the go.

When I saw them, their new cart had a slightly different inventory than the guy from last year (herbs, kale, more veggies as well as some fruit) so maybe they can co-exist?

homeowner · April 2013

Does the city give fruit carts territory? Or is it just a license to vend anywhere?

whynot_31 · April 2013

It seems like the city gives vendors a lic to operate in one or more boroughs

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/diseases/green-carts-apply.shtml

ingenuity-jen · April 2013

This morning and a few mornings last week, I only saw last year's vendor. Either the women show up a little later, or they've moved.

Competing Green Carts on Washington Eastern Parkway

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