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Space maintenance responsibilities in the new Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market

0:20:42

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Council Member Yusef Salaam inquires about the maintenance responsibilities for the new enclosed market space. Tariq Shahid explains the market's comprehensive maintenance system and vendor responsibilities.

  • The market has four maintenance shifts covering 24 hours a day
  • Vendors are responsible for maintaining their individual spaces
  • The market management takes care of common areas and unexpected issues
Yusef Salaam
0:20:42
I'm assuming that because of the previous as this is going forward, the previous aeration will be open space.
0:20:50
The new one is gonna be closed Yeah.
0:20:52
Space and open and so on.
0:20:54
Is there anybody are are the individual participants responsible for maintaining their space, the cleanliness, and all of that stuff?
Tariq Shahid
0:21:04
Well, yeah, individually, but but but of course, is that we have maintenance.
0:21:08
At the market right now, we have we have we have 4 maintenance shifts at this point.
0:21:13
We we have from 8 to 4.
0:21:15
We have from 4 to 8.
0:21:17
We have from 8 to 12, and we have from 12 to 8 markets being maintained all day, all time.
0:21:22
And because you remember you get we get so many people, you know, people that have garbage you have things you have to throw out, then we have people for unexpected spills, things that happen that you that you don't foresee.
0:21:33
But we we don't see a problem at Everybody's in to for to take care of their own little space.
0:21:38
But outside of that, then we'll be taking care of the market.
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