Vendy Awards Finalists ...

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Vendy Awards

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Tompkins Square Park in Manhttan's East Village

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Nominees For The Vendy Awards have been revealed: - NY Dosas, at West 4th Street near Sullivan Street, South side of Washington Square Park; - Kwik Meal, on 6th Avenue and 45th Street; - Super Tacos, on 96th Street and Broadway (we've been waiting for this one to hit the list); - King Falafel and Schwarma, at 30th Street and Broadway in Queens; and - Veronica’s Kitchen on Front Street and Pine Street. Get more details on all the nominees go to the Urban Justice Center's Street Vendor Project http://streetvendor.org/ This year, the Vendy Awards will take place on Saturday, September 29th from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at Tompkins Square Park in Manhttan's East Village. Tickets are $60 each ($75 at the door) and are available online. "The Third Annual Vendy Awards event is an Iron Chef-style cook-off with guest participation. Each of the five finalists will be positioned with their carts around the location, cooking for the guests and for the esteemed judges. Beer and wine will be plentiful; tables and chairs will be scattered about for the food-weary. Appetizing music will be provided by the finest NYC street and subway musicians. There will also be a raffle and an exhibit on the history of vending in NYC. And at the end of the night, after a short ceremony, one happy vendor will receive the Silver Vendy Cup."

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streetvendor.org Needs your help... read on! We need you to volunteer! The Street Vendor Project is seeking volunteers interested in organizing and social justice issues to work in the office and in the field. Volunteers will have an excellent opportunity to gain organizing and non-profit experience and to contribute to interesting and important projects. There are many different ways that volunteers can help: * Talking to vendors on the street, promoting the goals of the Street Vendor Project, and offering assistance to vendors * Administrative duties, legal advocacy, and event organizing * Law students and lawyers to assist with legal research and writing, as we are litigating several groundbreaking case, including First Amendment cases * Web site development * Assist with ESL classes * Documentary filmmakers and photographers * People with an interest in urban planning Volunteers must be able to work independently; knowledge of a foreign language is helpful, particularly Bengali, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Spanish, Russian or Wolof.

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