EAT UP!: Stewards of Brooklyn’s Backyard last week released a request for proposals from vendors interested
in setting up mobile-food operations at fi ve locations around the meadow, including in Grand Army Plaza.
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BY COLIN MIXSON
Talk about a tasty Prospect!
Caretakers of Brooklyn’s
Backyard want to fi ll the
meadow with even more dining
options, according to a
recently released request for
vendors to set up food carts at
fi ve spots around the lawn.
Leaders of green-space
steward the Prospect Park Alliance
on Jan. 22 issued a request
for proposals from concessionaires
interested in
parking their so-called mobilefood
units at locations including
Grand Army Plaza, the
park’s entrance at Ninth Street
and Prospect Park West, the
Vanderbilt Street Playground,
Dog Beach, and the ball fi elds
near 10th Avenue.
Would-be vendors hoping
to cash in on sales to the park’s
10-million annual visitors
must hawk their fare from a
food truck, pushcart, or other
wheeled storefront, according
to the request, which calls for
high-quality grub options at a
range of prices.
Interested entrepreneurs
can submit proposals to the Alliance
through March 4, and
applicants can increase their
chances of landing a three-year
vending contract by proposing
environmentally friendly
operations, such as carts or
trucks powered by non-polluting,
low-noise generators, or
setups that employ water-conservation
measures, according
to the Alliance’s request.
And although meadow
stewards hope to bring vendors
to all fi ve locations, the
ultimate number of new grub
hawkers will depend on the
amount and strength of proposals
submitted, according
to Alliance spokeswoman
Lucy Gardner.
The new vendors will beef
up the meadow’s current foodand
beverage options, which
include the Bluestone Café at
the LeFrak Center at Lakeside,
hot-dog carts near the
Long Meadow ball fi elds and
the park’s Lincoln Road entrance,
and two snack bars
— Time Out, at the Parade
Ground, and Pony Express,
near the carousel.
And, of course, the borough’s
beloved Smorgasburg
festival , which brings dozens
of concessionaires to a patch
near Prospect Park Lake on
Sundays from late Marchearly
April through October.
Park growing
its grub hubs
Prospect Park keepers seeking
new vendors for green space
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