Fill out the Green Cart Waiting List Application Form and mail it
to: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 125 Worth Street, C.N. EHS
1000, NY, NY 10013
The application must be postmarked no later than October 15,
2009. There is no fee to apply for the waiting lists. You can only
apply by mail.
The Health Department will mail you a postcard with your waiting list
number(s) and will send you a Green Cart Permit
Application when you are selected from one of the borough waiting lists.
If you are selected from a waiting list, you will have 30 days to complete
the Green Cart Permit Application and bring it to the Citywide Licensing
Center. The fee for the permit is $75 by certified check or money order. There
is no fee for a permit if you are an honorably discharged veteran of the
United States Armed Services and present a New York State Peddler's
Certificate or are the surviving spouse or domestic partner of a veteran with
this certificate
You will receive a receipt when your Green Cart Permit Application is
complete. Purchase you mobile food cart. You will have 6
months to make an appointment and bring your cart to a Health
Department site and pass inspection
When your cart passes the inspection, the Health Department inspector will
affix a permit decal to your cart and will give you a Green Cart umbrella for
your cart.
You will receive your permit document in the mail within 4 weeks.
After October 15, 2009, the Health Department will establish a waiting list
of applicants for each borough based on a lottery system. The Health Department
will mail you a postcard with your waiting list number(s) and will send you a
Green Cart Permit Application when you are selected from one of the borough
waiting lists.
Who will be given priority on the waiting list?
Priority on the Green Cart waiting lists will be given to applicants already
on other Health Department mobile food permit waiting lists, United States
Veterans and disabled persons. Anyone interested in operating a Green Cart is
encouraged to apply, even if you do not fit in one of these priority
groups.
How do I improve my chances of getting a Green Cart permit
application?
Your chance of being selected to apply for a permit depends on how many
applicants there are for the borough, and what your priority group is. List all
boroughs where you are willing to operate a Green Cart. If you are only willing
to operate in one borough, you should list just one.
What happens if I am waiting for another mobil food
permit?
Green Cart waiting lists are separate from other mobile food permit waiting
lists. If you are already on another mobile food permit waiting list, you will
not lose your waiting list position when you also apply for the Green Cart
waiting lists. However, you cannot hold more than one permit at a time. If you
are selected for a Green Cart permit and you already hold another mobile food
vending permit, you will have to forfeit one of the permits.
