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Council Member Salamanca introduces bill to tow encumbering vehicles
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Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. presents his bill, Intro 857-A, which requires the Department of Sanitation to tow vehicles that encumber city streets within 72 hours of NYPD notification. He emphasizes the bill's importance for reclaiming public space, ensuring safety, and restoring fairness in street use.
- The legislation aims to address issues of abandoned, inoperable, and improperly parked vehicles blocking bike lanes, bus stops, fire hydrants, and needed curb space.
- Salamanca argues that the bill will bring accountability to a system that often allows inaction to persist.
- He urges his colleagues to support the legislation, framing it as a common-sense approach to putting public space back into public use.
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
1:18:05
Thank you, chair Madam and chair, bro Powers for the opportunity to speak on my bill, intro eight five seven eight.
1:18:12
The intent of h, intro eight five seven eight is simple.
1:18:15
It requires the Department of Sanitation to tow vehicles that are incumbents on our city streets within seventy two hours of notification by NYPD.
1:18:25
This legislation is not about tidying up our curbs, it's about reclaiming public space, ensuring safety, and restoring fairness to how our streets are used.
1:18:35
Everyday abandoned, inoperable, and improperly parked vehicles clog our neighborhoods.
1:18:40
They block bike lanes, bus stops, fire hydrants, and curb space desperately needed for everything from commercial deliveries to parking for residents.
1:18:49
These abandoned vehicles turn our streets into graveyards for zombie cars and are a source of constant frustration for all of our constituents.
1:18:57
This legislation sets a clear reasonable time frame for action.
1:19:01
It empowers the Department of Sanitation to act swiftly but fairly.
1:19:06
It brings much needed accountability to a system that too often lets an action persist.
1:19:11
Clean, safe, and accessible streets are not a luxury.
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They are a basic necessity in a city of over 8,000,000 people.
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Let's not allow the bad actors who abandon vehicles to hold entire blocks hostages.
1:19:23
I urge my colleagues to support this common sense legislation and put our public space back to public use.
1:19:28
Thank you.