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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Flushing Vendor of Electronic Parts on Street Vending Legislation
5:15:31
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5 min
A vendor of electronic parts from Flushing expresses support for proposed street vending laws, emphasizing the importance of vending licenses for immigrants and those with disabilities to make a living. The vendor argues that street vending provides valuable services and contributes to the local economy.
- Highlights the need for a safe, stable environment for non-food vendors with less stringent requirements compared to food vendors
- Emphasizes the convenience and affordability of products sold by street vendors, especially during off-hours
- Argues that street vending can bring harmony to everyday life and help vendors become self-reliant contributors to society
UNKNOWN
5:15:31
afternoon.
5:15:39
So is my name.
5:15:40
I'm from Flushing.
5:15:41
So I sell I'm a vendor of electronic parts.
5:15:54
So, of course, I totally support the two proposed laws, and I want to tell you some of my stories that I have.
5:16:13
Such as the young man that just spoke who has some disability, he needed these proper channel, these licenses to to make a living in order to make a living.
5:16:34
And there are secondly, there are some other successful businessmen who started out as vendors.
5:16:57
So as new immigrants in a new environment, we needed more space, more time for us to become a more productive society and contribute to society.
5:17:29
So I do not need as many permits as a food vendor.
5:17:35
All I need is just a safe, stable environment where I can just provide and sell.
5:18:05
So I hope to avoid this pressure that I feel, the need to survive and to make a living.
5:18:14
I hope to avoid these pressure checking and verifying and all the requirements that's excessive.
5:18:40
And I feel that, actually, I provide a service for people after work, let's say, 09:00, and I'm still able to provide items that they are able to buy at that hour, I believe I provide a good service.
5:19:06
So I think that satisfies both sides, that the items I sell are not expensive, but it's what they need, and I get I can make a living from what I sell.
5:19:17
I feel it's beneficial for both sides.
5:19:32
So not only are we bringing convenience but harmony to everyday life, especially with the tariffs going up these days, out there.
5:19:52
So I hope that we'll be given this opportunity to get the license and do what we want to do to help and provide benefit.
5:20:22
I hope to rely on our own two hands and not just lay there, do nothing, to use our own hands to help ourselves and help to relieve the pressure on ourselves to