A new bill in the State Senate sponsored by Senator Jose Peralta (Dem - Queens) and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo (Dem - Bronx) aims to place Department of Health restaurant-style letter placards on street food carts.
The letter-based grading system would be the same as restaurants, with the carts having to display their A, B or (probably) lower rating prominently where customers can see it.
Along with the new grades, other zoning and food-cart regulatory issues would be addressed, such as an official mediation process to help street cart vendors and business owners resolve conflicts.
The Daily News reports:
The bill […] is designed to address many of the tensions and issues between regular stores and food cart vendors as well as a black market food business that has grown over the years.
The bill cleared the Senate Cities Committee last week but it has not moved out of committee in the Assembly.
via Daily News
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