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Arepa Lady Wins Final Vendy Cup At Last Ever Vendy Awards

Fried Tofu on Rice from Terry & Yaki, specializing in Halal Asian Food.

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Chicken Dumplings with beets and horseradish from Anton's Dumplings

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Fans line up for the Arepa Lady stand.

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The Judging platters from Kingston Food Truck.

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Nasi Lemak from Mak's Malaysian in Sunset Park

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People's Choice for Best Freshman, Birria-Landia.

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Two-time award winner, Cinnamon Snail Truck won runner-up for the Vendy All-Stars Cup.

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The Pork Gyro from Astoria's King Souvlaki.

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At the 2019 Vendy Awards

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Anticuchos grilling at the Antojitos Doña Fela stand.

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Dulce de Leche-topped churros

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The team from Antojitos Doña Fela, selected by the Judges as Best Freshman Vendor in this year's awards.

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Fried Chicken with cabbage and rice and peas from Kingston Food Truck.

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Tofu and Rolls from Terry & Yaki.

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Torching Doughnuts on the Cinnamon Snail truck

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Waffle from Waffles & Dinges

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Nasi Lemak from Mak's Malaysian in Sunset Park.

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Frying up Peruvian picarones at the Antojitos Doña Fela stand.

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Chopping roast pork with a machete at the Lechonera La Piraña stand

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Chicken Dumplings with beets and horseradish from Anton's Dumplings

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Tacos and Beef Soup from Birria-Landia.

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The final Vendy Cup went to The Arepa Lady of Jackson Heights.

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Colombian Arepas on the griddle at the Arepa Lady stand.

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Rice Noodle Rolls from Guandong Cheong Fun in Sunset Park.

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Traditional Chicken Dumplings by Anton's Dumplings

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The awards ended with chants of 'Vendor Power!' and 'Si, Se Puede!' The Vendy Awards may be over, but The Street Vendor Project plans to continue championing the largely immigrant entrepreneurs who support their families by selling on the streets of New York.

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At the 2019 Vendy Awards

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Vendy Awards Attendees sampling street food.

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Rice Noodle Rolls from Guandong Cheong Fun in Sunset Park.

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The Vendy All-Stars, a group of vendors who have participated in the Vendy Awards through the years, came back to compete for the final Vendy Cup.

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Fresh 'Smores presented by Hershey's, a sponsor of the Vendy Awards.

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Incoming head of the Street Vendor Project, Mohammad Attia receives a city proclamation from Councilmember Carlina Rivera of District 2, representing the Lower East Side, The East Village, Flatiron and Gramercy.

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Best Dessert Winners, Dulcinea.

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Two-time award winner, Cinnamon Snail Truck won runner-up for the Vendy All-Stars Cup.

Clay Williams / Gothamist

The awards ended with chants of 'Vendor Power!' and 'Si, Se Puede!' The Vendy Awards may be over, but The Street Vendor Project plans to continue championing the largely immigrant entrepreneurs who support their families by selling on the streets of New York.

Clay Williams / Gothamist