Comments on: BREAKING: Cops Seize Two Carts on 43rd… El Rey Del Sabor is Next

By: Rudy McBagel

Rudy McBagel — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:56:27 +0000

Bossman,Richard Branson….

But that’s a good thing….well Virgin is my fav airline…he’s just a twat.

By: Bossman

Bossman — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:39:02 +0000

Who ever got hurt from a balloon?

Hindenburg notwithstanding.

By: viktor

viktor — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:28:31 +0000

I am not a lawyer and that is a good thing.
The cops can justify that the carts are part of car. But I can see how it can be interpreted in many ways. I guess it depends on how the judge will rule.

By: stevenp

stevenp — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:16:34 +0000

Viktor–good thing you’re not a lawyer. You can’t take isolated quotes (e.g., from regulations) out of context. What you quoted was part of a set of *general* rules regarding parking/standing/stopping for MOTOR VEHICLES. Not for stationary carts. Your out-of-context conclusion would make EVERY SINGLE SIDEWALK CART illegal in the city.

By: Donny Brook

Donny Brook — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:04:06 +0000

It was the Halal guys, not the old Hot Dog Lady that caused the fuss. Hot Dog lady has been there for years right on the corner — $1 hot dog & sausages and soda is all she sells — and she usually throws in some hard candy if you buy 2. The halal guys are obnoxious, they moved right next to her and then put up a big sign saying $1 hot dogs and as far as I can tell she never said a peep. What people are talking about is the NEW hot dog & halal lady who is a nasty piece of work. Their product wasn’t half bad but their cart always looked pretty skeevy to me. I believe they are the ones that made trouble with the Mexicans, moved the planters around etc. In the video you can see it is the fat halal lady making all the trouble and the building security guy right in the middle. I think the building just had enough of all the hassle. One issue may be that the sidewalk there is narrower than most other sidewalks with food carts. It was kind of tough getting by, and because of the narrowness they may have been on the buildings right of way which often extends onto the sidewalk.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:03:29 +0000

what Steve said! (About the El Rey AND the balloon)

By: Spydr331

Spydr331 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:32:45 +0000

as long as you dont stand on someone elses balloon and say “you cant play here” then yes, you can steve

By: mghu777

mghu777 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:06:46 +0000

Sad consequence of much ado. But there is at least a little justice in that the ERdS kind of got away unscathed where as the hot dog lady and the halal cart were ‘carted away.’ In the end, we all lose. Just like Affliction.

By: dubs

dubs — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:01:01 +0000

As this happens more and carts start moving out of midtown (steak truck), we’ll come to remember the last few months as the golden ages of midtown carting.

By: jake

jake — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:42:36 +0000

Yeah. this is what happens when you don’t learn to share… HOT DOG LADY.