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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Street Vendor from Brooklyn Sunset Park
3:51:53
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96 sec
A street vendor from Brooklyn Sunset Park testifies in support of the reform packet for street vendors. She urges the council to approve several bills, including Intro 431 and Intro 408, to allow vendors to work without police intimidation and harassment.
- She has been a street vendor in New York City for three years
- She emphasizes the importance of these reforms in protecting vendors from police intimidation
UKNOWN
3:51:53
I've been a street I've been a street vendor in New York City for three years.
3:52:03
My county is Brooklyn in Sunset Park.
3:52:13
And I'm here to ask the council to please approve the reform packet for street vendors.
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to please pass four thirty one, four zero eight, 40 seven, and 24.
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These reforms are so important for me.
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Because then I could be a vendor without being intimidated by the police and being under terror.
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Just like my colleague said, we have been continuously intimidated.
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And if we had these permits, we wouldn't have to undergo these, harassments by the police.
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Thank you for listening to me.
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Good afternoon.
Jennifer Salgado
3:52:01
Brooklyn Sunset Park.
UNKNOWN
3:52:17
So