New York Street Food

Did you hear about the ice cream truck on Staten Island named Lickety Split that oxycodone in addition to the usual array of frozen treats. According to the NY Times, Louis Scala II was one of 31 people charged with a conspiracy that prosecutors said trafficked nearly 43,000 oxycodone pills in Staten Island. Enough oxycodone prescriptions were filled on Staten...

As I mentioned last week, we recently ran across The Crepes Truck on 5th ave & 22nd St.  According to Adam in the truck, they started around Thanksgiving last year, and have lately been in this spot regularly during the week and in Williamsburg on weekends.  Today, they were closer to 23rd, but still on the same block. Since one...

After opening a beautiful restaurant last week on the Lower East Side, the Souvlaki GR truck is back in their old spot in Chelsea today, at 21st & 6th. Most of the other trucks are out today too. It's a nice day to enjoy some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. We...

What's better than cupcakes?  Free cupcakes. What's better than free cupcakes? Free cupcakes for a good cause. The latest deal from our friends at Tenka involves just that - free cupcakes for a good cause. For every Like clicked here at the free cupcake deal, Tenka will donate $1 to The Creative Center: Arts In Healthcare. To get free cupcakes, all you have...

One of our favorite new food trucks this year is Cambodian Cuisine Torsu.  For our new readers, the truck was founded last month by Jerry Ley, who had the Cambodian Cuisine restaurant in Fort Greene, then on the Upper East Side. Jerry had serious landlord problems, but found a way to do what he loves, serve people fresh Cambodian food. ...

Alberto has been trying out some new dishes at the Eggs Travaganza cart on the NE corner of 52nd St & Park Ave.  The food at Eggs Travaganza is not fancy, but it is good, solid Mexican fare with quality ingredients. Today’s Lunch are sopes – one steak and one chicken ($5 total) – from the Eggs Travaganza cart. The Eggs...

It's another cool, sunny day. Perfect for enjoying some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. Today is the last chance to get free food from the Air France Food Truck, which is downtown on Wall St today. There's also the History Channel's Cajun-themed food truck giving out free food to promote the...

We received the following from SweeteryNYC, who is participating in Bake Sale For Japan: "Join us April 2nd, 10 AM - 5 PM at Brooklyn Flea to raise money for the wonderful charity Peace Winds Japan! Follow @BakeForJapanNYC Contact [email protected] for more info, or to help out. Let them know you’re coming! Facebook Invite: NYC Bake Sale for Japan They have been getting an...

We've picked up a lot of new readers this month, so it's a good time to remind everyone to make sure you get the NYSF App, which is now available for iPhone, iPad and Android (sorry BB folks). With over 3,000 street food vendors in New York, the NYSF App tells you where to find only the best street food...

There's even more news on the NYC food truck scene.  In addition to our recent posts about new trucks from Gorilla Cheese NYC, Crisp Falafel, Red Hook Lobster Pound and Milk Truck, not to mention 2 free promotional food trucks, check out the info below.  There are details about two new trucks, and the return of two well-loved trucks. While...