Q&A
Veteran vendors pushed out of Hudson Yards
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Council Member Holden engages with Raul Rivera about the issue of veteran vendors being pushed out of Hudson Yards. Holden offers to help address the situation with the police department if provided with specific location information.
- Rivera mentions that veteran vendors have been pushed out of Hudson Yards and that no one has spoken up for them.
- Holden requests information about the specific locations where the vendors were operating.
- The council member offers to address the issue with the police department after the hearing.
Robert F. Holden
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Veterans and homelessness.
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That's the Yeah.
Raul Rivera
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Well, I can relate to homelessness.
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I I was homeless.
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I was homeless for a long time.
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And thanks thanks to a veteran who's letting me stay with him.
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I'm living in Brooklyn right now.
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But I'm I'm from District 13, you know?
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And I do work.
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I work.
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I don't have a nonprofit.
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I don't ask for money.
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And when it comes to the veterans, I can tell you something about the veterans in Hudson Yards who reached out to me because they know I'm vocal.
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They know I speak up.
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They know I don't have fear.
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And they've been pushed out.
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They've been pushed out from Hudson Yards.
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They can't
Robert F. Holden
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You're talking about the vendors?
Raul Rivera
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Yes.
Robert F. Holden
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Okay.
Raul Rivera
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They've been pushed out.
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That's disgusting that they've been pushed out.
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Nobody spoke up for them.
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We reached out to Butcher, who's the council member from the district, reached out to the mayor.
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I know the mayor myself.
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Know, I got his number.
Robert F. Holden
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If you could just give me the the locations of the vendors.
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They never
Raul Rivera
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got pushed out.
Robert F. Holden
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No.
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But no.
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But you tell me where they wanted it, and that's their corner or that's their space.
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You you if you can give me that information, I'll talk to you after the hearing, and we could try to address that with the police department, see if they go there, if they have that location.
Alex Stein
1:54:14
You know