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Testimony by MD Rahman: A Food Vendor's Struggle on the Brooklyn Bridge
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MD Rahman, a food vendor from Bangladesh, shares his experience of selling hotdogs, cold water, and soda on the Brooklyn Bridge for over 15 years. Rahman discusses the impact of recent changes, including the separation of bike and pedestrian lanes and the bridge's closure, on his livelihood. With a family to support, including his child, wife, and elderly mother, Rahman expresses distress over losing his job without alternative support or unemployment benefits. He questions the security reasons cited for the bridge's closure, pointing to similar activities near Brooklyn Borough Hall Park, and pleads for reinstatement of his vending rights to support his family.