This one is sure to be a fun one: the Street Vendor Project, a membership-based program that seeks to protect the rights of New York City street vendors, is launching a massive, city-wide scavenger hunt encouraging New Yorkers to hit the streets and support the city’s smallest businesses.
The process is pretty simple: you can either create your own team or join an existing one. As a group, you'll download a mobile app to receive "missions" which include street food trivia, sampling food and more. Once you've completed the challenge, you'll upload photos to the app to gain points which will be tallied at the end of the month. Teams also earn points for every donation they raise towards SVP’s translation fund. The game closes on April 25. You can peep the tallied results and awards online or join SVP's closing ceremony on April 27 to meet your fellow players and collect your prizes in person. We can't think of a better way to enjoy some of New York's most eclectically delicious food offerings while also paying it forward.
Register for the event right here.