REMARKS
Council Member Brewer Makes a Statement Regarding Street Vending Bill
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Council Member Gale Brewer provides an overview of her informal statement on street vending legislation.
She commends the administration's efforts to clear the Brooklyn Bridge for safety, discusses the ongoing collaboration with stakeholders, DOT, and city council to define appropriate vending regulations, including vendor spacing and entrance prohibitions.
Brewer underscores the importance of balancing pedestrian safety, vendor support, and accessibility.
Speaker 1
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Thank you very much.
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I'm first gonna turn it over to counsel member Brewer to make a statement about her bill.
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Okay.
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Our bills.
Speaker 4
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Thank you very much.
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It's a very informal statement because I think people are aware.
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I wanna congratulate the administration because I was there with my nephew who's Norwegian about 65 trying to get up the Brooklyn Bridge.
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He was visiting, and we could not.
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And he is somebody who can handle almost anything.
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So it was too crowded, it was dangerous, and thank you for clearing it.
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Issue now though is what do we do together?
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Work work working with the OT, working with the administration, working with the stakeholders, street vendor project, administration, and certainly the city council to come up with a much more limited And that, again, not clear what kind of vendors, but I am just like you supportive.
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No vendors at the entrances.
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And no vendors, whether it is in space, five foot is not enough room, has to be sixteen foot, how far they should be apart, etcetera, all to be discussed.
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I do think that as an experience walking across the bridge, I haven't done it as many times as some of you in the room, but I have done it quite a few times.
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And could add perhaps for safety as well as support for the vendors and support for the pedestrians, something that was appropriate for the space time and place.
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So thank you, ma'am, chair.
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I know there's much more discussion on this bill.
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This is just the beginning of the hearing.
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Thank you so much.
Speaker 1
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Thank you very much.
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And NYPD, are you gonna be testifying?
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Wonderful.
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Great.
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So we'll turn it over to you.
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Thank you.