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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Jieh Ronowski, Street Vendor
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Jieh Ronowski, a street vendor since 1996, advocated for increasing the number of street vendor licenses and requested a hearing on the street vendor reform package. She emphasized the hard work of street vendors and the long waitlist for licenses.
- Ronowski read a list of names from the general merchandise vendor waitlist to illustrate the high demand for licenses.
- She highlighted the need for a path forward for unauthorized vendors to become legally licensed.
- The testimony underscores the ongoing issue of limited street vending permits in New York City and the push for reform.
Jieh Ronowski
1:37:54
Thank you, Chairman and Committee members for letting us speak.
1:37:58
My name is Jieh Ranofsky and I've been working as a street vendor along with my husband since 1996.
1:38:03
My fellow street vendors are some of the grittiest and hardest working New Yorkers.
1:38:07
Thousands of them are waiting for a license to be authorized to continue to work.
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Please create a path forward for us and in increasing the number of licenses by giving us a hearing on the street vendor reform package.
1:38:20
I'm going to use the remainder of my time to read from the general merchandise vendor waitlist.
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