#NoshTheVote: NYC Food Trucks Serving Up Voter Registration Forms
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- On National Food Truck Day, local vendors are dishing out more than lunch -- they're also giving New Yorkers an opportunity to register to vote.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio launched the #NoshTheVote campaign on Tuesday, asking all unregistered voters to stop by and pick up a form along with their favorite foods.
According to a map posted on Twitter by the NYC Office of Immigrant Affairs, twelve vendors are participating in the campaign, with locations in all five boroughs.
Registering to vote can be as easy as picking up lunch on the street corner. Come #NoshTheVote at one of these locations TODAY! pic.twitter.com/GZmhWPpu5o
— NYC Immigrant Affairs (@NYCImmigrants) October 11, 2016
De Blasio even grabbed lunch in Jackson Heights, scooping up a meal from Amdo Kitchen.
Fresh food & fresh voter registrations. What @BilldeBlasio's #NoshTheVote is all about. ???? pic.twitter.com/xMG8S9iebr
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) October 11, 2016
Other NYC leaders also got in on the fun. New York City Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joe Esposito stopped by Sam's Falafel today at Broadway & Cedar St. in Manhattan, and NYC Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Nisha Agarwal stopped by NY Dosas for a bite downtown.
Stopped by Sam's Falafel today at Broadway & Cedar St. to check out @NYCMayorsOffice's #NoshtheVote drive happening this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/qoAYf8kW4Q
— Joe Esposito (@JoeEspoNYC) October 11, 2016
Dosas and democracy! What could be a better combo? Register to vote! #NoshtheVote pic.twitter.com/IEkfSTI1vQ
— Nisha Agarwal (@nishasagarwal) October 11, 2016
Most locations are offering voter registration from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. (times very per location, check map.) Follow the Mayor's office on Twitter for more information.
Election Day will be held on Nov. 8.