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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Mohammed Awad, Street Vendor
6:07:42
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Mohammed Awad, a street vendor, testified in support of the street vendor project budget and addressed misconceptions about vendors. He refuted claims that vendors don't pay tickets and criticized organizations for their contradictory stances on vendor issues.
- Paid nearly $2,000 in fines recently, challenging the notion that vendors don't pay tickets
- Criticized a BID for opposing vendor permits and generator use while allowing their own vendors to use generators
- Expressed frustration with what he perceives as attempts to eliminate street vendors despite their efforts to follow the law
Mohamed Awad
6:07:42
My name is Mohamed Awad.
6:07:44
I attended here to support the street vendor project budget that includes law 04/1931, '4 zero '8, '40 '7, and '24.
6:07:54
Actually, I I changed my whole testimony after I heard a lot of stuff coming from some organizations.
6:08:03
They make testimony today.
6:08:05
One of them, they blame street vendors.
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They're not paying tickets.
6:08:10
We just got tickets and we're not paying the tickets.
6:08:13
So I just yesterday almost $2,000.
6:08:18
And if you guys, madam chair, if you wanna see the receipt, I can show you the receipt right now.
6:08:25
Yesterday, I just paid $2,000 fence.
6:08:28
So who claimed the street fencers doesn't pay tickets, it's totally lies.
6:08:35
So, madam chair, if you wanna see the receipt, I can show you the receipt.
6:08:46
So the other one.
6:08:49
One organization that testified earlier, you had a sonor bid.
6:08:55
They said they don't want more permit for vendors and they don't think vendors should use generators.
6:09:02
The problem is a vendor who works with them and pays them rent and the park, they use generators every single day.
6:09:11
They show you the lies and stuff that dealing we dealing with this all was faking statement came in about the street vendors.
6:09:23
Sorry.
6:09:26
They don't like street vendors.
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They want to eliminate the vendors when they follow.
6:09:31
We are follow the law.
6:09:33
So they're talking about we we not supposed to use generators and the guy from the Hudson Yards, rent for street vendors and they let him do using generators.
6:09:48
Okay, and that's it.
6:09:48
Thank you.
Julie Menin
6:08:41
You're welcome to submit anything in writing that you want.
6:08:44
Thank you so much.
6:08:45
Okay.