After nearly two decades of operating his popular lunch truck, Frank’s Franks, in Rye Brook, N.Y., at the intersection of Anderson Road and King Street, a dispute with the town and a private developer who claimed Mr. DeNicola’s truck was partially set on private property forced him to move. But after some question of where he would end up, Mr. DeNicola is setting up Frank’s Franks in Greenburgh, N.Y., just off the Sprain Parkway and Jackson Avenue.

He’s been there for three weeks and an official grand opening will be held soon.

“It’s great to be welcomed there,” Mr. DeNicola said. “It’s very refreshing after what happened in Rye Brook, where some people just went over the top about this.”

Mr. DeNicola opened a second location at Town Hall in Greenwich last year and the truck quickly became a fixture there. But the Rye Brook location was where he started and he’s been a fixture there for both his Greenwich and Westchester customers.

“The most difficult thing about this has been not being able to answer people who have been asking us where we are and when we’re coming back and not being able to give them an answer,” Mr. DeNicola said. “We’ve got such great, loyal customers and I’ve had mothers stopping the truck and asking us when we’re coming back because their kids love us so much.”

This has also been difficult from a financial standpoint for Mr. DeNicola because of the lost income. He said he had to lay off employees, but is hopeful he will be able to hire them back soon.

Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said he is happy Mr. DeNicola has been able to bring his business to his town, noting that the spot had been the home for 77 years of a beloved hot dog stand and that this will continue a tradition he feels is instrumental to continuing the small-town feel of his community.

“I think this is great,” Mr. Feiner told the Post. “It adds charm and I really think it will be successful. He’s going to fit right in and I think this is what our community is all about. It’s a small operation where you’re able to get to know people and get the kind of individual attention that people like.”

One of the key forces coordinating the move was Jan Stewart, owner of Jansdeals.com, a Web site dedicated to finding local bargains. Mr. Stewart said when he became aware of what was happening to Mr. DeNicola he wanted to try and help his fellow small business owner. A childhood friend of Mr. Feiner’s wife, Mr. Stewart said he reached out to him to get things in motion.

“When I read about this I knew something had to be done,” Mr. Stewart told the Post. “Jan’s Deals is all about helping out small businesses in this difficult environment we have today and I felt there was an opportunity to do something here. I’m happy to see that apparently it’s succeeding. I’m happy that I could help Frank out.”

Mr. DeNicola said he’s grateful for all the support.

“It’s been incredible,” he said. “It’s really heartfelt and it keeps me thinking about all that’s possible down the road.”

Originally published in the Westchester Herald, headline on page 1, continued on page 4, see the paper at http://whytmedia.typepad.com/files/whyt-148-web.pdf.