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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Christopher Leon Johnson on E-Bike Regulations and Worker Advocacy
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Christopher Leon Johnson testified remotely about the need for proper e-bike regulations in New York City, demonstrating unsafe e-bike usage on 44th Street. He advocated for passing Intro 606 and requested meetings between FDNY, NYCEM, and worker advocacy groups.
- Called for stricter enforcement of e-bike safety, including helmet use
- Urged the city council to pass Intro 606 to address e-bike safety concerns
- Requested that FDNY and NYCEM officials meet with worker advocacy groups like Los Deliveristas Unidos
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Hello.
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My name is Christopher Leon Johnson.
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I'm test pilot virtual.
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I'm South Nigeria house.
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I'm at an event for the UN, CSW sixty nine, so I couldn't be in person.
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But I wanna make sure that, I made this clear to people about this committee that, we need, proper e bike regulations in the city.
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I'm a show you right now.
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I'm in front of a bike lane, and it's it's ridiculous.
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We need prop we need proper e bike regulation in the city of New York.
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Look at this.
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Look at this.
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Look at this, guys.
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Look at this.
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You gotta deliverista with no helmet no helmet, and and look at the bike.
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It's crazy.
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I'm on 40 Fourth Street.
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We need rail we need rail regulations in the city of New York.
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We need it past until 06:06 because it'll prevent stuff like this from happening.
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Look at the e bike.
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That's a that's like a time bomb.
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They need to stop.
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We need until 06:06.
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At the same time, since the worker justice project gets a lot of money from the government, from discretionary funding, why hasn't Mercy, the OEM commissioner, Zach Isco, and the fire commissioner, mister, mister, Robert Tucker, haven't had a meeting with Los Rules and Nisos?
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Why haven't had one?
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Look at this.
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This is this is crazy.
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Like, the city count the city council need to really help pass until 06/2006.
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At the same time, worker justice project need to worker look at this.
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Worker justice project needs to crack down.
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Like, look at this.
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Look at this.
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This is crazy, guys.
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Like, the workers worker justice project needs to start cracking down, and really start holding their own people accountable for this that this
Joann Ariola
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stuff has on the street.
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Christopher?
Christopher Leon Johnson
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On Brownie And 40 Fourth Yeah.
Joann Ariola
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I I I appreciate all that you're showing us.
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I really do.
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But is there anything specific
Christopher Leon Johnson
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I'm sorry.
Joann Ariola
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No.
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It's okay.
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Is there anything specific to the fire department or NISOM that you wanna talk about?
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I mean, I appreciate your your input.
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Alright.
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Cool.
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Sorry about that.
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I'm sorry.
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So
Joann Ariola
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Don't be sorry.
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Department need to sit the fire department need to sorry about that.
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The fire department need to sit down with the workers' project.
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The OEPM, o officer reversing manager, need to sit down to
Nafeesah Noonan
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Your time has expired.
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Work at this project.
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And and one more thing is that keep their funding.
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Don't defund them.
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And please watch Adriana because she might retaliate against them for backing up rather than
Joann Ariola
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so much, Christopher.
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I appreciate your testimony.
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Thank you.
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You.
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Thank you.
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Sorry about that.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.