Your argument about not paying rent and using public resources is more valid, I believe, when discussing a company like FreshDirect. They essentially roll-in a

Your argument about not paying rent and using public resources is more valid, I believe, when discussing a company like FreshDirect. They essentially roll-in a mobile grocery store that idles on public streets while making it's deliveries. As others have said: food carts have been posted up all around the city for decades. It's really the new players, such as Fresh Direct, who are gaming the system in a meaningful way.