TESTIMONY
Testimony by Vicente Pineda, a Street Vendor: A Plea for Support and Fair Treatment
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3 min
Vicente Pineda, a long-time street vendor from Fordham Road in the Bronx, shares his decades-long experience and the struggles faced by vendors. Speaking on behalf of the vending community, Pineda highlights the challenges from weather, authorities, especially sanitation, and the growing immigrant crisis. He emphasizes the importance of supporting vulnerable populations, endorsing the efforts of the Street Vendors Project (SVP) for fostering a law-abiding new generation of street vendors. Pineda urges for fair and protective legislation to safeguard jobs and support vendor families.
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Speaker 43
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Good afternoon.
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Good afternoon.
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My name is Vicente Pineda.
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I've been a street vendor in Forum Road at the Bronx.
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I'm fixed fifty six year old, and I've been in the street for 46 years.
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And I know that I have less years to live that the years that I had already lived.
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I'm not here to question any loss or any dispositions that had been made in the past, but I'm here in the name of on behalf of the street vendors because when you can see that the country is spending a lot of money in wars that are only causing suffering and hunger.
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When here, the group of vendors we are struggling to survive with the weather, with the people, with some authorities that don't treat as well, especially sanitation that doesn't inspire any respect.
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What is inspiring us with a lot of fear.
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We're having that now this immigrant crisis.
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And we all the groups that are suffering that we are vulnerable.
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We are suffering because of that.
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We think that is crucial that this bill gets approved.
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Because it's gonna protect thousands of jobs of vulnerable populations.
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And now we have these great group that is the SVP, the Street vendors project.
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And we know that this organization is going to create a new generation of the Street vendors.
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They are gonna respect the law, and I are gonna make a difference.
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So on behalf of my family, on behalf of all the family of string vendors, Thank you for their time, and I would hope you make a fair decision for all of us.
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Thank you.
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Please proceed.