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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Margarita, Street Vendor from the Bronx
5:31:39
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4 min
Margarita, a street vendor from the Bronx with over 25 years of experience, testifies about the challenges faced by vendors due to enforcement actions and the difficulty of obtaining permits. She highlights the financial burden of fines and confiscations on vendors' livelihoods.
- Describes working independently as a vendor to support her family
- Details the costs of fines: $1,000 with a license, $2,025 without proper identification
- Expresses frustration with the Sanitation Department's demand for permits when none are available
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5:31:39
My name is Margarita.
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I've been a street vendor for more than twenty five years.
5:31:43
I work in the Bronx neighborhood.
5:31:46
I work on my own.
5:31:48
And this is an opportunity that has let me support my family and work for my family.
5:32:27
But ever since the authorities started to take us the merchandise and they have confiscated our goods, it's been very difficult because we lack our income.
5:33:02
If you have a license, it's $1,000 If you don't have that, then if you don't have any ID, then if you don't have that, then they take your ID and then it is $2,025 to pay for the tickets.
5:33:26
And then sanitation, the sanitation department, the first thing that they say is that you have to go and get a permit when they perfectly know that there are no permits.
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That's everything.
5:33:42
Thank you very much.
5:35:51
Good afternoon.