Yonkers, NY Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- License issuer
- Consumer Protection Bureau Director
- Citywide license cap
- 50 full-term licenses
- Background check
- Police Department check required
- License term
- July 1 to June 30
- Governing section
- City Code § 20-10
Summary
Selling food from a truck, trailer, or pushcart in Yonkers requires a food vendor license from the Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau. Full-term licenses are capped at 50 citywide, with a waiting list once that ceiling is reached.
A. It shall be unlawful for any individual to act as a food vendor without having first obtained a license therefor from the Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau in accordance with the provisions of this article. ... C. It shall be unlawful to vend food from any vehicle, trailer or pushcart in a public space without having first obtained a license for such vehicle or pushcart from the Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau. ... D. ...the maximum number of such licenses which may be in effect shall be 50, and no new licenses shall be issued in excess of such maximum number.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745274; v31 updated 2025-10-28; through 10-28-2025).
Full Breakdown
Yonkers City Code § 20-10 makes it unlawful to act as a food vendor, or to vend food from any vehicle, trailer, or pushcart in a public space, without a license from the Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau. The Director sets size and design standards for those vehicles and carts, and a vendor may sell only from a compliant vehicle or pushcart. Since June 30, 2004, full-term licenses are capped at 50 citywide, and no new full-term license issues until the number in effect falls below 50. Every applicant undergoes a Police Department background check, and licenses run July 1 to June 30 with no prorated fee for a shorter term.
Violations & Fines
Vending food without a license, or from a vehicle or pushcart that fails the Director's size and design standards, is unlawful and exposes the vendor to license denial, revocation, or suspension by the Consumer Protection Bureau.
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