Last Week, the Department of Parks and Recreation said hasta la vista to the Latin food vendors who gather at Red Hook Recreation Area each summer. The beloved arepa and corn-on-a-stick hawkers have been informed that their Temporary Use Agreement permits will not be renewed as of Sept. 8. On Saturday, Sen. Charles Schumer—along with Cesar Fuentes, president of the Food Vendors of Red Hook, and Assemblyman Felix Ortiz—gathered at the ball fields in an act of solidarity, denouncing the Parks Department’s move to put the concessions contract up for competitive bidding, which Schumer says could bring in $50,000 or more each year, as opposed to the $9,000 Fuentes says the permits currently yield. The three-decade old tradition boasts no dish more expensive than $5, but a concessions juggernaut like Aramark or Centerplate will likely offer beers for an arm, a leg and eight bucks. Just what New York needs: more commercialism. Apparently, this is not a malicious move to rid the area of authentic vittles, but merely an attempt to comply with concessions regulations. Not comforted? Perhaps this will help: The Parks Department does promise to keep a Latin flavor at Red Hook, which likely means nachos with liquid cheese sauce. Of course, the current vendors are free to place their own bid, though hopes are likely not as high as the fee.