CINCINNATI — Months after announcing that food truck vendors must stop "after-hours" service in the Central Business District and Over-the-Rhine, the City of Cincinnati said food trucks will be allowed to operate until 1 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning Dec. 12.

When it announced the original restrictions in September, the city said the decision was "in response to increasing public safety concerns in our urban core." A spokesperson told us it was born out of conversations with Cincinnati police.

"After-hours food trucks, particularly those that open as bars close, tend to draw large crowds in known hotspots," the spokesperson said. "These gatherings can escalate into nuisance behavior for nearby residents and businesses."

We spoke with food truck vendors who were frustr

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