Food vendors won a round in their fight to remain a part of New York City's crowded streets, as a city panel voted to reconsider its decision to ban pushcarts from 144 Manhattan blocks.
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Mayor Rudolph Giuliani had made the vendor restrictions the latest aspect of his campaign to improve the quality of life in the city. But the plan led to a protest by vendors and caused an outcry from New Yorkers used to a cheap and fast lunch, like a $1 hot dog.Giuliani said Wednesday the Street Vendor Review Panel was rethinking the plan to make sure it's "a sensitive one" capable of holding up in court.