| James Williams Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
The food truck trend has been growing all over the nation. Long Island has had its share of food trucks sprouting up as well. This low cost way of starting a business in the food industry has allowed many entrepreneurs the chance to make a name for themselves. All they need to do after buying the truck and decking it out with food and equipment is figuring out where they will park it.
The lot next to the CitiCorp building has been established as a location for these food trucks to operate out of. Those who have been enjoying the trucks have noticed that there is a definite decrease in the amount of trucks which have been going to the lot.
This last Friday, there was only one truck which was in the lot. The Chinese Mirch serves Chinese food with flavors of Indian cuisine added in for flair. Those operating the food truck have remarked that business is doing well, but that summers are normally slower.
The slowdown is seen not only in the sales of the individual trucks, but in the hours of the lot itself. When it was first established, the food truck lot was open five days a week. It was a welcome addition to the lack of restaurant in Long Island City. With neighboring businesses like CitiCorp and the new JetBlue headquarters, there is an interest in everything the food trucks have to bring to the lot.
The problem lies in the food trucks themselves. Being a truck, they have the freedom to operate anywhere they want to. Many choose to operate in Manhattan rather than close to Queens. They indicate that the business is better in these more industrial parts of the city.
The owner of the lot, Rockrose Development Corporation, suggested the use of the lot for food trucks. David Weber, president of the New York City Food Truck Association, has been encountering a lot of difficulty in talking vendors into using the lot and has stopped even trying.
What seemed like a popular trend last year quickly appeared to not be the case anymore when the lot re-opened this year. After a short period of time the hours were reduced to just three days a week and are currently at the one day a week.
Food trucks can use the space and if more interest develops, it is possible the lot will be open more days of the week, but as of this time, there is simply not enough interest to justify being open through the week.
jamesw@longislandyellowpages.com Appears In: Restaurants & Food
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