TESTIMONY
Testimony by Maria Chango: A Vendor's Plea from Brooklyn Bridge
3:15:12
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Maria Chango, a street vendor from Ecuador, shares her testimony supporting the proposal for vending on the Brooklyn Bridge. After experiencing eviction from her vending location, Chango highlights the dire consequences it has had on her family's ability to pay rent and bills. Her statement underscores the importance of such proposals for the livelihoods of vendors like herself.
Speaker 22
3:15:12
Testimony.
Speaker 43
3:15:40
Good afternoon.
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My name is Maria Chango.
3:15:43
I'm from Ecuador.
3:15:44
I belong to the group of the Brooklyn Bridge Street vendors.
3:15:50
I was selling things about New York for about 6 months.
3:15:55
Thank you, miss Manny, for listening to me, and I definitely support this proposal so we can sell in the bridge because this eviction that happened had really affected me, my family, and my chance to pay the rent and my bills.
3:16:10
So thank you to the commission and thank you for listening to me.
Speaker 2
3:16:16
Thank you.