Little Girl Hugs Pretzel Cart Vendor Outside Her N.Y.C. School After Returning from Vacation: ‘She Literally Ran Into His Arms’
“He parks his cart outside of my daughter’s school and she loves giving him high fives when she walks by,” a N.Y.C. mom shared on TikTok
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A stock image of a pretzel cart in New York CityA week’s wait was far too long for one little girl who wanted to see her friend — a worker at a New York City pretzel stand.
TikTok user basicallysoho shared a video on Thursday, April 25, capturing her daughter’s excitement upon seeing the man for the first time in a week after having gone on vacation.
In the short clip set to Bakar’s “Hell N Back,” the girl could be seen running happily to the pretzel vendor, who had his arms wide open for her. He then leaned down and gave her a big hug as she hugged him back.
“My daughter running to hug the pretzel cart man outside her school after being on vacation and missing him for a week,” the mom wrote over the clip.
In the caption of the video, she explained that he was the “sweetest pretzel man.”
“He parks his cart outside of my daughter’s school and she loves giving him high fives when she walks by,” she explained.
“[My daughter] was on vacation for a week and missed him,” the mom continued. “When I picked her up from school today, she literally ran into his arms.” She tagged the video with the hastags “#nyc #nyckids #nyc moment #nycmom.”
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The sweet video garnered more than 1.8 million views, 290,000 likes and hundreds of comments from people who were touched by the interaction between the girl and the man — including the official N.Y.C Ferry page, which wrote, “I’m literally a boat but I’m crying over how adorable this is 😭. I love being a New Yorker."
Even skincare brand Kiehl’s got in on the fun, writing, “There’s no place like NYC.” Infatuation NYC added, “Best city in the world 🥹.” Thayers joked, “I also feel that way about my local pretzel man.”
Several others noted how this was the perfect video illustrating just how N.Y.C. kids grow up. As one person commented, “It’s a city kid thing.”
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Another wrote, “This is exactly how I think New York kids grow up. Favorite vendor since childhood, same bodega spot, so cute.”
Others reflected on how kind kids can be, with one person writing, “I love kids. They’re the best of us.”
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