Metropolitan Museum of Art curbs hot dog vendors on its steps

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has reduced the number of hot dog vendors on its front plaza from 25-30 to just eight, after director Thomas Campbell intervened. The vendors, whose carts had become a nuisance, were moved to the corners of the plaza. The article compares this to the situation in Rome, where street vendors have long been tolerated at archaeological sites, though the Met's problem was less severe. The plaza had recently been renovated by David Koch. Campbell noted that while some visitors enjoyed the vendors' vibrancy, the smell blowing toward the museum was problematic.