The High Cost of Running a Hot Dog Cart in New York City

Daniel Ganninger
Knowledge Stew
Published in
5 min readFeb 17

A hot dog cart in downtown New York City

A hot dog cart might be as much a part of New York City as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, but what does it cost to run a portable eatery in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

Like everything else in New York City, it comes down to real estate. The cost of operating something as small as a hot dog cart all depends on where the…

Daniel Ganninger
Knowledge Stew

The writer, editor, and chief lackey of Knowledge Stew and the Knowledge Stew line of trivia books. Connect at knowledgestew.com and danielganninger.com