Initial Thoughts on Red Hook Vendors 2009

Pork and beef huarache. The Red Hook ball field vendors returned this weekend, and Serious Eater IkeIkeIke had this to say about the spread: These trucks were amazing yesterday. Carne asada tacos and goat tacos (from the Perez truck),...

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3 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, May 4, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos, street vendors

Red Hook Vendors Will Have Coney Island-Themed Foods at Dreamland

The latest in Red Hook vendors world: the tentative start date for the ballfields grand re-opening we gave you last week is official: May 2. Representative Cesar Fuentes just sent out a press release setting that date in stone....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, April 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Coney Island, Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos, street vendors

Red Hook Ball Field Vendors Will Return May 2

Cesar Fueuntes, executive director of the Red Hook food vendors committee, confirms that the whole vendor gang will return tentatively on May 2. That includes: pupusas from Soler Dominican, huaraches from Fernando Martinez, elotes preparados (or grilled corn) from...

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13 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, April 3, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos, Soler Dominican, street vendors

Steps to Make Red Hook Ball Field Vendors More Permanent

The design professionals behind Architecture for Humanity New York must secretly love huaraches, ceviche, and other favorites from the Red Hook ball field vendors. The group is organizing a competition called, “Call for Ideas: A New Marketplace for the...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, December 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos

Red Hook Vendors Closing Sunday

Will Maintain Satellite Stands at Brooklyn Flea Through Late December We just got an email from Red Hook vendor executive director Cesar Fuentes: We would like to inform you that our operation for the 2008 season in Red Hook Park...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 21, 2008 at 8:15 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Latino, pan-American, Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos

Red Hook Vendors Operating on Labor Day

Cesar Fuentes gave us the word in late July that the Red Hook ball field vendors were considering holiday action, and so the word has come to pass. From an email from Fuentes: I wanted to share some last-minute...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 28, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Latino, pan-American, Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos

Red Hook Vendors Are Back: Opening Day 2008 in Photos

Adam Kuban hits up the Red Hook ball fields on opening day and files this report (complete with elote video greatness.)

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 19, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, pan-American, Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos, street vendors

Red Hook Vendors: A Quick Guide for the Uninitiated

Photographs by Peter Cunningham The Red Hook vendors are slated to open this weekend—almost three months behind their typical schedule, all due to more stringent oversight from the city health department. What to Expect New and/or Refurbished Carts or...

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13 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 18, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Latino, pan-American, Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos

Ikea Hack: Free Ferry and Bus Service Will Give Easy Access to Red Hook Ball Field Vendors

The food-related buzz about the Red Hook Ikea in Brooklyn so far has been that the cafe there will serve "unspecified New York specialties" in addition to the usual meatball fare. But the real story is this, ladies and and gents: The Red Hook vendors will now be easily accessible from Manhattan via the Ikea Ferry.

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15 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 16, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, hacks, Ikea, Red Hook, Red Hook ball fields, Red Hook vendors, soccer tacos