Sad day for NY and lovers of hot dogs....
 

Gregory Papalexis died today at age 86. He found the pushcart hotdog company, known in New York City, as House o' Weenies. One of his competitors was Sabrett. He formed a larger company and began buying up competitors, including Sabrett.
The closest vendor to The Villages that I have found is a small trailer in the open space on 466 across from Laurel Manor pool. The Sabrett dogs found in supermarkets are not the same as those sold through pushcart vendors.

Indeed - gonna hafta wait until April 13, 2012 (the start of the NY Yankee home baseball season) to get a good dog.

Riddle
 

What did the Zen Master say to the New York hot dog vendor?
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"Make me one with everything!"

Nothing like a "dirty water" hot dog from a cart with mustard and saurkruat ..Natural casing with that crunch when you bite... Closest I have come to it is a Boars Head Natural casing hot dog sold in publix.

RIP Gregory: Another time and era that has seemed to almost disapppear.

Boy, I'm getting old. I remember "Freddie" the hotdog man who had a cart that was pulled by a horse. He sold hotdogs for a dime and three for a quarter and it came with mustard and saurekraut.

I'm starting to feel a hankerin for a hotdog.

Sabrett
 

You can buy them directly online. nyhotdog.com (Foods of New York)
800-HOTDOG-6

I remember several years ago I was in Manhattan and talking to a NewYorker, (don't remember who, but I thought he was credible) who said that the city license to operate hot dog carts at the Empire State Building and Central Park were $500,000. I understood that to be one cart, but I may have misunderstood, it could have been for multiple carts. At any rate, I thought can you imagine how many hotdogs and pretzels you would have to sell just to break that nut! I too loved them.

It might have been pretty high. NYC taxi medallions used to be $100-$150,000. I seem to think they did away with t he medallion system, maybe hot dog cart licenses are also cheaper.

I don't know, but this was in 1994 or 95. According to him the ones at the entrances to Central Park and the ones around the Empire State Building brought the highest fees.

Just found this link
 

I've seen a cart no too far outside of TV in Fruitland Park near 466A where 441&27 meets 25A. Don't know what they sell but I've seen them setup there at least a couple of times. I've marked the spot on a map in the following link:

http://binged.it/tAUPa4

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmo...ost-1-million/

I have a tough time passing Home Depot without pulling into the parking lot and getting a hot dog from the stand outside the exit doors.


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It is a dog eat dog world. :jester:

Seriously. In Manhattan. The vendor license fees are something that is taken seriously in that it is a very competive business that doesn't allow anyone to encroach on other people's territories.

People take their livelihood's seriously.