REMARKS
Leroy Morrison highlights challenges faced by commuter van drivers
1:12:07
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Leroy Morrison describes the various challenges and dangers faced by commuter van drivers, including harassment, violence, and unfair treatment. He also discusses the role of commuter vans in filling transportation gaps.
- Morrison mentions harassment and criminalization of commuter van drivers and passengers
- He describes incidents of violence against drivers, including robberies and assaults
- Morrison emphasizes the importance of commuter vans in providing services where MTA coverage is lacking
Leroy Morrison
1:12:07
And when we pick up a passenger.
1:12:09
We begin harassment and treated like criminal.
1:12:12
Some of us lose their life driving vans because when the police pull us over, they paralyzed guys.
1:12:18
I know it will die already, and some of us get shocked, we get stabbed, we get robbed, And then also when the passengers come on board, they've been harassed also by NYPD because they get an advance.
1:12:29
And we wanna be feel like we're 1st class citizen in America, and we are We came to this industry with the American dreams.
1:12:37
It's about feeding, but we're gonna get the cost of the insurance down, and I'm fighting for all for higher vehicle, not only commuter vans to get affordable insurance across New York City and New York State.
1:12:48
And we're telling MTA.
1:12:50
We wanna be partnership with MTA, not the guy's idea, because we feel feel a lot of gaps that MTA is doing, and we would also take in the ridership that day left behind late at night.
1:13:01
Especially if you're familiar with Brookman on the library, imagine a woman starting to get coming from the library and turn her back to the park.
1:13:08
She can get robbed and she can rip rip empty and cut this service certain time of night.
1:13:12
If you're familiar with Brookman, so we're trying to get the service up and running.
1:13:16
Thank you so much, ma'am.
Mercedes Narcisse
1:13:17
Thank you.