Jersey City has 50 mobile food vendor licenses up for grabs on June 1, city officials announced.

A recent audit by the Department of Health and Human Services found that 50 mobile food vendor licenses were no longer being used.

New food truck licenses had not been available prior to the audit because the city put a cap on the number of licenses.

"The food truck scene in Jersey City is one of the biggest and most diverse in the country," Mayor Steve Fulop said. "We want to expand that presence even further."

Interested applicants must arrive at 199 Summit Avenue at 8 a.m. on June 1 to complete an application/reapplication process ($50 fee) with the following documents: taxation registration, proof of ownership or rent, proof of liability insurance, proof of motor vehicle insurance with a minimum $1 million coverage, and propane permit from the JCFD, if propane is used.

"The mobile food industry in Jersey City has made an exponential leap since our first official meeting with the Fulop administration," said Romm Gaddi, owner of incrediBALLS LLC. "The mayor has always been pro-entrepreneur/pro-small

business and his team reflects this. The Jersey City mobile food industry has united as an organization to be a positive force in our community, and we are very excited to work on projects and events with all the municipal agencies

and local organizations and to see the mobile food industry grow."

City officials say that before the audit was done, many vendors would pay as much as $8,000 to acquire a license from another vendor. An annual license for 2015 is $600.

"As someone who's been trying to book food trucks for different events in every corner of the city, and having a hard time at it, this is great news," said Mory Thomas, founder of the Washington Park Association and vice president of the

Jersey City Parks Coalition. "The Jersey City community is hungry for more food trucks, and as our city grows, so too do our appetites for better and more food options."