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Introduction to the joint legislative hearing on Dining Out NYC
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Council Member Julie Menin opens the joint legislative hearing on the Dining Out NYC program and Intro 857. She introduces herself as the chair of the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection and acknowledges her colleagues.
- The hearing is before the council's committee on consumer and worker protection and the committee on transportation and infrastructure.
- Council members Brooks Powers and Lewis are recognized as present.
Julie Menin
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Good morning, and thank you for joining our joint legislative hearing today before the council's committee on consumer and worker protection and the committee on transportation and infrastructure.
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My name is Julie Menon, and I'm the chair of the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection.
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I wanna thank everyone for coming to today's oversight hearing on the Dining Out NYC program as well as Intro eight fifty seven.
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I also want to recognize my colleague, chair Brooks Powers, and council member Lewis who are here.
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I will recognize additional colleagues as they come in.
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So in August 2023, the council passed local law one twenty one, which established a permanent outdoor dining program by granting licenses and revocable consents to restaurants to operate sidewalk and roadway cafes across all five boroughs of New York City.