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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Michelle Kuppersmith, Resident of the Lower East Side
4:18:10
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Michelle Kuppersmith, a resident of the Lower East Side and a car owner, shares her personal experience of being hit by a taxi while crossing an intersection. She uses this story to advocate for the passage of Intro 1138, which would implement universal daylighting in New York City.
- Kuppersmith emphasizes that she is primarily a pedestrian, like most New Yorkers.
- She highlights the importance of visibility at intersections, mentioning concerns for vulnerable pedestrians like her grandmother.
- The testimony supports the implementation of universal daylighting as a safety measure for all New Yorkers.
Michelle Kuppersmith
4:18:10
Thank you.
4:18:11
Sorry about that.
4:18:12
Hi.
4:18:12
My name is Michelle Cooper Smith.
4:18:14
I'm a resident of the Lower East Side.
4:18:16
I'm also a car owner, but, like most, the majority of New Yorkers, I am primarily a pedestrian, which is how I found myself, walking, around during my Thanksgiving break, senior year of college.
4:18:32
I was crossing, an intersection near my dad's apartment, and a taxi making a right turn, ran ran me over, ran over my feet.
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And, I fell backwards.
4:18:44
They thought I was wearing boots, and I was unharmed.
4:18:47
But I still have nightmares, about what would have happened if I had been one inch forward during that, situation and whether I would have been one of the sad stories that people were referring to today to, ask our city council to do the right thing and pass intro one eleven thirty eight to implement universal daylighting in New York City, which as many speakers before have already said, is the law of the land in our state, but we have exempted ourselves.
Jason Stahl
4:19:18
My
Michelle Kuppersmith
4:19:21
grandmother every day because she is, like, four nine, and you cannot see her if, you are not looking hard enough.
4:19:32
So I just wanna reiterate what everyone has said that, let's save ourselves from ourselves and do the right thing here and commercial DAA is that we're gonna.
Sue Silverman
4:19:43
Thank you for your time.