NYC green-cart program (2008)
New York City issued 1,000 permits for fruit and vegetable carts in neighborhoods with limited fresh food access.
Mobile produce sellers gained a legal footing in low-income areas.
Permit scarcity created waits, showing how local rules shape where and whether mobile food sellers operate.
Local permitting determines where new food sellers can set up, just as the county list decides Jahz Acai's place at West High.
