New York Food Truck Association

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NYFTA
New York Food Truck Association
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NYFTA, or the New York Food Truck Association, is a trade association representing local mobile food vending businesses in New York.

Background[edit]

The association was established in 2016 by Ben Goldberg and operates across New York City and the Metropolitan area.[1][2][3]

The Association organizes and hosts food festivals, such as NYC Food Truck Fest, which was held in April 2017, and similar events in April 2018 and 2019.[1][4][5][6]

In April 2017, in collaboration with several food and beverage companies, the New York Food Truck Association started Frontline Food Trucks, a campaign which aimed to distribute free coffee, snacks, and meals to hospital and front line workers during NYC's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8][9][10][11]

They parked food trucks in front of medical facilities across the city, including NYU Langone and Mount Sinai to support frontline medical staff in New York and local food truck businesses which had been shut down due to the pandemic.[12][13][14][15][16]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ben Goldberg". residentpublications.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ "Madison Realty Capital Partners with frontline food trucks". nyrej.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. ^ "Is it OK to order from food trucks during the pandemic". fodors.com. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  4. ^ "Food truck festival New York City, Upper West Side". nbcnewyork.com. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  5. ^ "A food truck festival is coming to NYC this month". timeout.com. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. ^ "Food Truck Fest coming to Jacobi soon". bxtimes.com. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  7. ^ "Food truck feeding health care workers". foxbusiness.com. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  8. ^ Giordano, Medea. "COVID-19 charities". Wired. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  9. ^ "What it takes to serve 500000 meals to front line workers in NYC's public hospitals". bloomberg.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  10. ^ "Food halls and trucks feel COVID-19 burn". qsrmagazine.com. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  11. ^ "Food trucks park at NYU Langone in Manhattan to provide meals for the staff". amny.com. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  12. ^ Wells, Pete (30 March 2020). "Restaurants and hospitals". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  13. ^ "Food businesses: COVID-19". Bon Appétit Magazine. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  14. ^ "Food donations healthcare workers". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  15. ^ "NYFTA Launches Frontline Food Trucks COVID-19 Relief Program for New York Health Care Workers". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  16. ^ "East village Italian bakery venieros reopens delivery". eater.com. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-18.