TESTIMONY
Testimony by Manuel Castro: A Vendor's Perspective on Brooklyn Bridge Vending
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Manuel Castro, a street vendor, shares his experience and support for the proposal allowing vending in designated areas on the Brooklyn Bridge. Castro, who has worked on the bridge for over a year selling souvenirs, highlights how his family's livelihood depends on this income. He expresses willingness to comply with new laws and regulations to continue his work on the bridge, underscoring the economic significance of this location for his and his family's survival.
Speaker 51
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Seymium broiled projector and the horizontal pointe, Brooklyn Breeze, Joe Erenio, Menendez, Peru, or your project or LA.
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Okay.
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Representative.
3:13:13
They said, oh, okay.
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Okay.
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Is important.
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Degrazias, Aesta, committee, corps, permit, corps corps
Speaker 43
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Good afternoon.
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My name is Manuel Castro.
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I belong to the Brooklyn Bridge, a street vendor group.
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I've been working in the Brooklyn Bridge for about a year and a half.
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I think you, Miss Hewlett Manning and other members.
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I support this proposal, so we consult in the bridges.
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I've been working in the Brooklyn Bridge selling basically souvenirs, hats, gloves, stations, many, many products.
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And I support my family with this income, and I help my parents as well.
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Many people in my family depend on this job.
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I'm definitely open to comply with the new laws and the new regulations so we can work at the bridge.
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Thank you to the council members.
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And thank you to the committee for listening to me.