One of NYC's Last Independent Hot Dog Vendors 

What this series has taught me is that being a NYC food vendor is one of the toughest jobs out there...I have nothing but respect for small businesses like these

sad to see him sleeping badly in the van just because the higher ups cant properly do their job,it is truly disgusting how bureaucracy works.

NYT wrote an article about Rossi and his hot dog stands today, 8/28/20. I'm happy to see them back after the covid shutdown and I hope nothing but the best for them! Definitely stopping by the next time I'm in the city

The fact that he’s a US veteran who has no retirement means that we as a country have failed him when he did everything to win for us. Shameful

sleeping in his van for over six years holding onto his spot because the city wont enforces black market street laws some sad shit

The hot dog stand business is cutthroat. He is correct about the black market. Folk will call the police on you so they can steal your spot. My folks did it for years until they couldn't. May God continue to bless him and his daughter.

0:58 such a sweet woman, and her dad is also a very very good man. They deserve much more than they have now.

Somebody has to help this guy build himself a nice insulated van with a bed, heat, and a TV.

Not every hero wears capes! This man is a hero! Went to war, lost everything, opened his cart, sleeps in the car, goes to work EVERY DAY?! I mean...this man is a HERO!

I remember these guys the last time that my family went to New York. We were at the MET (in typical tourist style) and we had some object that we couldn’t bring in due to the MET policies. They offered to place it into their food truck so we didn’t have to buy one of those expensive and overprice bag lockers. It was a real act or genuine kindness and I was so incredibly grateful as it was a dream of mine to finally visit the museum (we live in Australia). Huge shout out to them ❤️❤️ Plus they have great street food !!! Def check them out and support them!

Came here last week. If I lived in NYC, this would be the only hotdog cart I would go to. It's horrible to see there are so few independent vendors in the City. Stay strong, guys. I'll visit you again soon!

so touching seeing the genuine interactions that seemingly get glanced over on a daily basis

"Buy myself a good cowboy movie" he reminds me of my own dad. I pray his situation improves! What a kind soul

Definitely hitting up that stand if I'm ever in NY.

Such a nice and kind dad and daughter duo. I hope life gets better and more comfortable for them.

As a New York City native and the wife of a soldier we will 100% support this cart when we visit home. Thank you for your service and best of luck in your endeavors!

Geez tough business... The guy is basically homeless sleeping in Van on the street just to hold on his spot

Came here wanting to see hot dogs, left feeling depressed af. Thanks a lot, Munchies!

When the seller is calling you as a stranger sweetheart and to be careful because of heat you know it's a good place to go and eat.

God bless you both. Thank you for your service to our country. I would definitely support these veterans 1,000% and purchase food from their truck.

It's sad that a veteran has to sleep in the van to protect the spot from illegal vendors in New York City

She is the kind of person, that if she was a teacher she would be the favourite...

You are a genuine hero. I hope all's well with you and your family.

It’s amazing the way people who obey the law get the raw end of the deal. Some people are overlooking their carts in shine offices are up to no good and getting a pat on the back smh

Sounds to me like 5 carts on that street need to have mysterious fires. I mean the guy sleeps in the van?!? Deplorable.

There is a big difference between people care versus people who don’t.. and these people care. Very inspirational! Def hitting this place up

I hope that someone out there watching this makes your dream come true. You deserve it. Thank you for your service, the both of you.

Big respect to the veterans

I went this place when I was in NYC got it New York style and it’s the best street food I’ve ever had. Amazing.

A veteran who comes back and is more at war at home, fighting for his business than he was fighting for his life. Something is wrong here!

Thank u for both of your services...

Salt of the earth people. Good people hard to find lately. God bless and Thank you for your service.

Feel sad for him man he gave his life for his country and for what..

Yes! A clean cart! That’s what I’m talking about!!!! 🌭

Thank you and your daughter for your service.

Much respect and love. Thank you for your service

The most expensive place to vend in New York City is the Metropolitan Museum. It has bid for over $500,000 (a half a million bucks) in the past. Because of their veteran status, they get the spot for free. Trick is, they always have to occupy it. So, you could say is it worth $500k to sleep there? Probably. And that is why they do it. The Met gets over 2,5M visitors a year, and it is not as seasonal as most other locations.

The man's a legend! Went to war, disabled, entered a cutthroat business, sleeps every night in his van, and is still there everyday! A true warrior..

Man went to war and still has the respect to be kind to everyone

Love you guys and thank you both for your service

God bless the hard working people

I LOVE how friendly she is to customers. ❤️

I hope this man and his daughter both made it through the pandemic alright.

I was raised by a disabled WWII veteran and was disable due to a brain tumor for several years and believe that you play the hand that you are dealt. I am glad that these two disabled hot dog vendors work to keep themselves alive and to help other veterans.

My new stop whenever I'm in the area.

It pains me to see veterans, let alone disabled veterans living like this

Thank you both for your service to our country and God Bless you!!

Thank you for ur service

I was at the MET last week and didn't see this stand. Unfortunate. I hope everything is okay with them.

Served their country and then working their butts off even after that...god bless them and give them the strength. Definitely visiting and getting some good hotdogs!

this father and daughter both served . and is still serving the people . god bless you both

So wholesome, this with the food is what makes customer friends/regulars

I’ve never seen a New York City vendor that was so nice and kind! She warned people that the hot dogs were hot and it’s those Little things that matter.

Omg I love those hot dogs. My first time in New York. Her hot dog was my first New York hot dog. Perfect experience.

These people are some of the hardest working individuals we have in this country. God Bless all of them.

Thank you for your service

Thanks for this. I’ll definitely support them next time I’m uptown.

Beautiful relationship to have wit your father. It’s amazing that she’s cherishing her father now that he’s alive.

God bless you sir and your daughter, thank you both for your service!!!!

We are coming up to NYC at the end of this month Aug 2019 . We are staying at the YMCA down the street and we will deff come by for a hotdog as soon as we get in! Awesome video and we cant wait to help support your business if only a couple hotdogs.

This guys stand is gonna blow up now after this video :)

#respect! I am in Texas. If this video was out here in Texas, you would a have line every day. This would be free marketing for you. The food truck industry has taken over for the last 7 years here. Thank you for what you done for this country. We love Veterans and we love locals/food truck.

Sir!!!! Huge respect to you and your daughter

What a great story, I'll head down there tomorrow for a dog. She seems like a sweetheart and pops seems like a great man. Thank you for your service, Rossi's.

God bless.. gotta hit up MOMA for some Hot Dogs!!. The City needs to do something about those fake carts using disabled permits.

You go guys. What an inspiration. Thank you

Great job guys,and most of all, Thank you both for your service.🇺🇸

Much respect to you and your daughter. Keep fighting. Thank you for your inspiration. Much love

They should do a news segment on this to help him out

I appreciate what ur sacrifice to the country. And I appreciate ur daughter, what she has done as well.

I AM IN TEARS. i just echoed this young lady. "whats the worst thing you can get on a hot dog" - Ketchup.

Much respect to both, especially the father who continues to work instead of taking breaks. It’s crazy world we live in and we gotta fight to survive everyday. Much love

"Whatta ya gonna do, ya gonna go with a baseball bat and fight these guys" Sounds like NY in the 50s.

Thank you both for your service, I hope you will still be there when I visit. I def wanna try your New York style hot dog. God bless

Much love and respect

God bless them! So much respect for both of them, thank you for your service and your kindness 💕

Massively inspiring - lovely to see videos made about good, honest people and not the usual grifters we see on youtube. This really warmed my heart - thank you.

This series is fantastic.

Couple of years back, i was living in a kind of slum house/neighborhood, my father had a nice car and he couldn't leave it on the streets at night because you know, bad neighborhoods where you hear that paint were dropped off on some other people's cars or theft etc. So he had to go drop the car in an office underground garage which we got accessed to from a family member but only for the nights. So he had to park the car at around 6 pm and get it back before 7 am (then return home by bus and go to the garage by bus), every day of the week. So it was hard, some days he was ill, some he was tired, other he was busy at work but still kept doing those cycles of picking and dropping.This video reminded me of those moments, couple of years later, we were able to buy a house in a nice neighborhood and the car is now park in the yard, no anxiety of who took your spot of the street etc. I know how it feels and i know this is hard life, this man is going though very though time but he has that scent of not letting go. I would advice him to get out of this, find another way of getting a living, go to the countryside, it will be much better.

Nothing but massive respect for you guys I wish you all the best and God bless you From Cork Ireland

You can tell Elizabeth is such a sweetheart right away.

The way she warns them about how hot the food is is so precious 🥺❤️ Bless her .

THANK YOU FO R YOUR SERVICE.

Going to NYC later in the year and I will proudly support these vets

Disable but running a business salute . Is way and much better then begging

Hope these guys see the best of there days, I hope it only gets better for them from here

Bless you fellow vets keep it up.

thanks for sharing this story. hope things will be better with this situation.

She has a kindness level of infinity

Thank you for your service sir

Love you both and much respect

First off, mad respect and admiration for this man, for serving his country and then continue to work, no vacation, no stopping, just go go go, and not feeling sad about it. He knows that is the life he has and he does not whine about it. Also, his daughter is a good daughter, working with him when she could be using her masters and working at a school elsewhere. Lastly, and completely unrelated, this story reminded me of my girlfriend, who is in the reserves but at some point, after she earns her nursing degree, wants to volunteer to go on a deployment, to use her skills to hopefully save more than one soldier, and then work at the VA, caring for injured and disabled soldiers. While military life is new to me, hearing about stories about veterans and their struggles makes me admire her more. I may not be looking forward to the day she goes on deployment but I sure as hell plan to support her, because it is a commendable thing to do.

There’s a homeless veteran downtown Madison asking for help but he shows an ID. I can’t imagine how that must feel. Although at first I didn’t understand why he showed an I’d. Thanks to this veterans explanation I now know why.

big respect, you just keep going no matter what, keep going.

Please do more of these around New York City !!!!

Hard man right there. The world needs more people like him.

Its like shes serving food to her family members. I love people like this

I love you both. Keep your heads up.ill be there spring of 2021. Thanks for your service. And I'll see you then

God bless them🙏 & thank you for your service guys! I hope he gets to fulfill his dream & gets to go to Alaska.

I ♥️ their dedication if I’m ever in NYC I’m definitely going there ..lots of love from London 🇬🇧