TESTIMONY
Testimony by Mohammed Awad, Leadership Board Member of the Street Vendor Project: Seeking Space and Justice
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Mohammed Awad, a street vendor and leadership board member of the Street Vendor Project, shares his journey and challenges in vending since 2010. Immigrated from Egypt, Awad has worked alongside military veterans and fellow immigrants, navigating a difficult vending system that often disadvantages the 'little guys'. He expresses gratitude towards Council Member De La Rosa for efforts to clarify curb rules and emphasizes the need for vendor space and justice within New York City's legislative environment.
Speaker 24
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My name is Mohammed Awad.
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I'm street vendor and leadership board.
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Member of the street vendor project.
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Thank you, my damaged chair, and council member for hearing my testimony today.
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I have worked as a vendor since 2010.
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As seen here, I immigrated from Egypt.
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Since I started working as a or I learned that the vending system is so difficult, so often the little guys like me are pushed out.
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I want to think council member Delarosa for introducing the poll to clarify the curb rule and allow vendors to sit up 2 feet from the age.
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Since 2014, more than 15 street vendors I work with, military veterans and Egyptian immigrants working together have operated several mobile food vendors car to business by the Harrison Yacht.
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Yet since CD 1, when I opened it security guard is unhired hired by the head of seniority management has raised us even thought we are in legal location.
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Street vendor is a small business owner.
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At the end of the day, what we're asking here, we need some privacy.
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Street vendor needs some privacy.
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We need some room around our car.
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We're not saying we're not asking for something extra.
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We're not asking for something special.
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We just need a little space to win in New York City.
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During the last 15 years, how many rules came up from the city council impacted the street vendors.
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Now we need some help.
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We need justice.
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Thank you, ma'am.
Speaker 1
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Thank you very much.
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Are there any questions for the colleagues for this panel?
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Yes.
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Council member, Barbara.
Speaker 4
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Thank you very much.