Sad Or Gross? Street Vendors Sleeping In Their Carts

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The life of the street cart vendor is understandably hard; if they're not tumbling and tussling with each other for real estate, then they're probably trying to hold it in. Here's another notch for their hardship post: according to the Post, some food vendors have been forced to sleep in their carts, so as to not lose prime spots on the street.

Vendors say that employees are paid to watch the wagons in the evenings, as well as do some "icky" cleaning. But the Department of Health dictates that food vendors clear the streets after closing, then go to a commissary where the carts are washed and stored. But in the street cart-eat-street cart world, sometimes you're forced into untenable situations; it's like choosing between Mountain Dew and Crab Juice.

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By Ben Yakas in News on October 31, 2010 6:07 PM

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moreffa

No more dog meat on a stick for me.

silver

Its rat meat, not dog meat. Dog meat goes for $10/lb at Chinese restaurant.

CR

At what point did we start considering sleeping as something that's "gross"?

amg2000

Well, as long as they are not drooling on my marble cruller, I'm okay with them sleeping in the cart. If you drool on the cruller, then that's gross!

If they're being forced to sleep there, then that's sad. And it's probably gross for the poor vendors, they don't call them roach coaches for nothing!