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    PUBLIC TESTIMONY
            Testimony by Christopher Leon Johnson, Member of the Public
2:01:16
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128 sec
Christopher Leon Johnson testifies in opposition to the concept of New York City-owned food stores, calling it a communist idea proposed by DSA and Zohran Mamdani. He argues that this proposal would only benefit corrupt unions and not regular people.
- Johnson claims Andrew Cuomo will be the next mayor of New York City and calls on him to reject the proposal.
- He is interrupted multiple times by Council Member Amanda Farías for going off-topic and discussing electoral politics.
- Johnson expresses concern that city-owned food stores would primarily employ DSA members and corrupt union members, rather than benefiting the general public.
                                
                                    Christopher Leon Johnson
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        Yeah.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Yeah.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Hello.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Hello, chairs, Farias and chair, Brewer.
                                    
                                            
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                                        My name is Christopher Leon Johnson.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I am speaking on opposition to all gross, New York City owned food stores, and I'm a explain why.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Because that concept is nothing but a communist Soviet Leninist Marxist idea that was set about a New York City DSA and Zeram Adani who will not be mayor New York City.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Let's make that clear.
                                    
                                            
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                                        We all know that Andrew Cuomo will be mayor of New York City.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Let's make that clear.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I'm calling on the next mayor of New York City, Andrew Cuomo, to to to reject all wait.
                                    
                                            
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                                        You took a you took a picture of Cuomo.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Took a picture of Cuomo.
                                    
                                
                                    Amanda Farías
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        The government proceeding, you have to stay on topic.
                                    
                                
                                    Christopher Leon Johnson
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        I'm staying on topic.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I'm staying on topic.
                                    
                                
                                    Matthew D'Arrigo
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        He's
                                    
                                
                                    Kate MacKenzie
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        part of are
                                    
                                
                                    Amanda Farías
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        on You have to stay on topic.
                                    
                                
                                    Christopher Leon Johnson
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        He's a politician.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Right?
                                    
                                
                                    Amanda Farías
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        Absolute quality.
                                    
                                
                                    Christopher Leon Johnson
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        Yeah.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I'm No.
                                    
                                
                                    Amanda Farías
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        There's a difference between electoral politics and government functionality.
                                    
                                            
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                                        This is a government Yeah.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Hearing, but we are solely talking about the Economic Development Corporation oversight and investigation Yeah.
                                    
                                
                                    Christopher Leon Johnson
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        That's
                                    
                                
                                    Amanda Farías
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        what I'm bring up.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Focused on food infrastructure and quality of food in New York City.
                                    
                                            
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                                        So if you would like to make a comment on topic, you are allotted I
                                    
                                
                                    Christopher Leon Johnson
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        You took a picture with him.
                                    
                                            
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                                        So let's get that.
                                    
                                            
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                                        You took a picture with him.
                                    
                                            
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                                        So let's keep that real.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Took a picture with Ada Kumo.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Alright.
                                    
                                            
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                                        So but like I said, this is a bad idea for the City Of New York.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I'm calling our next mayor to reject the proposal.
                                    
                                            
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                                        This is nothing but benefits the DSA.
                                    
                                            
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                                        These corrupt unions like Unite Here at one hundred, DC thirty seven, Third to BJ, this benefits all the corrupt unions.
                                    
                                            
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                                        And let's keep this real.
                                    
                                            
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                                        They're not gonna hire people, regular people.
                                    
                                            
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                                        They're hire their own people, the DSA and members, those little corrupt members of DC thirty seven within the major unions to work those type of jobs.
                                    
                                            
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                                        This is not gonna benefit nobody at all within within these city owned food stores.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Botcher, I don't know what he's thinking.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I don't know if that donut that he ate that he ate from the string has gone to his head, but this is is not gonna work.
                                    
                                            
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                                        City owned food stores is nonsense.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I I call the city to completely reject this this notion and
                                    
                                
                                    Gale A. Brewer
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        Thank you.
                                    
                                
                                    Christopher Leon Johnson
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        Thank you for your testimony.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Thank you.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Thank you.
                                    