City Denies Guggenheim Permit to Build Food Kiosk

If you thought it all ended with cupcakes replacing hot dogs and vendors being shoved away from the Met, know that the three-way battle between New York City, food vendors and museums still rages on. This time, in a surprising turn, it was a museum losing the struggle, with the news that the city’s Landmark Preservation Commission denied the Guggenheim‘s request (PDF) to build “a free standing kiosk” in front of their building, one that was to serve food to visitors and passersby, but perhaps more specifically, to drive away the vendors who camp out there, and make a few bucks for themselves in the process.