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Sommay Jaijong, Owner of May Kaidee Vegan Thai Restaurant, on Zoning Changes to Allow Dancing and Promote Veganism

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Sommay Jaijong, owner of May Kaidee Vegan Thai Restaurant, testifies in support of zoning amendments that would allow dancing at small venues like his restaurant.

Jaijong shares his journey from a small village in Northeast Thailand to owning a restaurant in New York City that showcases Thai culture and vegan cuisine.
He argues that current zoning laws restrict dancing, preventing him from fully sharing traditional Thai music and dance with his customers.
Jaijong believes that allowing dancing in venues with less than 200 people, like his restaurant, would facilitate cultural exchange and community building.
He expresses a desire to offer cooking classes on vegan cuisine to promote healthier eating habits and combat obesity in New York City.
Jaijong advocates for the zoning changes as a way to support both cultural diversity and public health initiatives through dance and vegan food education.

Sommay Jaijong

5:14:00

My name is as a matter of, and I am the owner of make a deal restaurant.

5:14:06

I am speak today support of the zoning for a common mix.

5:14:11

Opportunity to the modernized zoning derivatives to dancing.

5:14:19

We are a weekend Irish road and have been at 215 East Broadway in Manhattan since 1993.

5:14:29

On honoring at restaurants in New York and Thailand and Bangkok and restaurant and cooking school also I come from a small village in Northeast of Thailand, and the people are poor and will warrable family and culture transition.

5:14:49

At my restaurant, we have a karate machine and have guest for Saturday night party.

5:14:57

I am very proud of Thai culture and light traditional Thai music and dense under current zoning law.

5:15:07

We are not support to dense.

5:15:10

It is straight.

5:15:11

That is legal to have live music, but for my tight densed, for my kosher dancing is not allowed.

5:15:24

I want to chair the closure of my country, New York City, will be head healthy when we share on the interest in each other.

5:15:37

I support with new zoning with dancing and stitcher, entertainment, lower dancing for venues.

5:15:49

With less than 200 people, like my restaurant.

5:15:53

And also one thing I want to talking about healthy and vegan, I want to moved together, not only for dancing, but it moved for the food.

5:16:03

I want to volunteer about the cooking class for everyone want to be healthy.

5:16:07

In New York, that one really important for people.

5:16:10

And even I see people, I say fat and not unhealthy that I feel fat with that.

5:16:16

I want to do something today for like, from Thailand, but I want to do something for when people eating something, not healthy, I feel sad.

5:16:25

Then then I want to be with something.

5:16:27

I can teach people about unhealthy.

5:16:29

Thank you so much.

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