TESTIMONY
Testimony by Ahmed Hassan, a Street Vendor: Advocating for Vending on the Brooklyn Bridge
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Ahmed Hassan, a street vendor, shares his testimony advocating for designated vending areas on the Brooklyn Bridge to cater to tourists, drawing from global examples. He emphasizes the detrimental impacts of the vending ban on vendors' livelihoods and suggests a practical solution for safe and organized vending.
Speaker 20
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My name is Ahmed Hassan Ahmed vendor.
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Thank you for allowing me to speak here.
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Every tourist place in the world has a special area for vendors who sell their 7 years to the tourists.
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And downtown Manhattan shouldn't be an exception.
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Like in the last day of vending, I kept asking.
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In the Brooklyn Bridge, I kept asking or telling the customers about this decision, and they were really disappointed about it.
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And like you can, if you want, you can mark the white areas of the bridge as of vending areas.
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And mark the narrow areas is prohibited areas for vending.
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And instead of making vendors and licensed veterans suffering from lost their source of income because it affected all of us very badly.
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That's why I support the bell to reopen the bridge for for vending.
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Again, by the way, I'm from Egypt, so the tourist areas always have vendors for to sell the souvenirs for for the tourists.
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It's all over the world, not just here.
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So Thank you so much, and thank you for allowing me to speak.
Speaker 1
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Thank you.