City Council Lets Hot Dog Vendor Stay Open Late

The same night City Council finalized a new law restricting the hours street vendors can operate, it granted its first exception to the law, allowing South Bethlehem’s Easy Weenies cart to stay open until 4 a.m. six nights a week, according to this story in The Express-Times.

The new law generally between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; but allows them to stay open as late as 4 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

The hot dog cart, which operates on W. Fourth Street Monday through Saturday, is currently the only street vendor in the city.

Easy Weenies owner Chris Morales argued that his business depends on late-night clientele, which consists of late-night bar patrons and third-shift workers. Council voted unanimously to grant him an exception to the law to operate until 4 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.