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October 26, 2016
Start: 10:18 a.m.
Recess: 6:07 p.m.
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A P P E A R A N C E S (CONTINUED)
Lindsay Greene, Senior Advisor
Deputy Mayor for Housing & Economic Development
New York City Office of the Mayor
Corinne Schiff, Acting Deputy Commissioner
Environmental Health
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Amit Bagga, Deputy Commissioner
External Affairs
Department of Consumer Affairs
Frank Vega, Deputy Chief & Executive Officer Patrol
Services Bureau
New York City Police Department, NYPD
Jeff Lynch, Assistant Commissioner
Intergovernmental and Externa Affairs
Department of Transportation, DOT
John Mancuso, Deputy Director
Community Affairs
Department of Sanitation
Gale Brewer
Manhattan Borough President
State Senator Jose Peralta
13th Senatorial District, Queens
Mahamed Assia, Food Vendor
Food Vendors Project
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Sean Bazinski, Former Street Vendor
Street Vendors Project
Michael Lambert
New York City BID Association
Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement
Ellen Baer, President
Hudson Square Connection and
New York City BID Association
Monica Blum, President
Lincoln Square Business Improvement District
Lisa Sorin, Executive Director
Westchester Square Business Improvement District
Jeffrey La Francois
Director of Operations and Community Affairs
Meatpacking District
Quenia Abeau, President
New York Womens Chamber of Commerce
John Bonizio, Chairman
Westchester Square Business Improvement District
Paige Halper, Outreach Coordinator
Appearing for: Dr. Dick Carpenter
Director of Strategic Research
Institute for Justice
Diana Robinson, Campaign and Education Coordinator
Food Chain Workers Alliance
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Kishnendu Ray, Chair
Depart. Nutrition, Food Service & Public Health
New York University, NYU
Alfonso Morales, Professor
Urban and Regional Planning
University of Wisconsin
Ryan Thomas Devlin, Professor
Public Administration
John Jay College
Beazer Pitzker
Disabled Veteran Vending Advisory Committee
Robert Letterman, President
Artists Response to Illegal State Tactics for Artists
Kristin Rouse
Veteran, United States Army
Barbara Morris
Food Operator
Dan Rossi
Ellen Goldstein, Vice President
Policy, Planning and Research
Times Square Alliance
Jessica Lappin, President
Downtown Alliance
Mark Dicus, Executive Director
SoHo Broadway Initiative
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John Doyle, Senior Vice President
Real Estate Board of New York, REBNY
Rob Burns, President
East Midtown Partnership and Co-Chair
NYC BID Associations Street Vending Working Group
Robert Bookman. Legal Counsel
New York City Hospitality Alliance
Jack Beller, Vice President
Workmans Cycles
Sante Antonelli, Director
Business Services
Queens Economic Development Corporation
Yanki Tshering, Executive Director
Business Center for New Americans
Dave Cook, Photo Journalist
Cindy VandenBosch, Founder and President
Turnstile Tours
Jeff Orlick, Tour Guide
Nelson Eusebio, Executive Director
National Supermarket Association
Eddie Perez
United Restaurant and Lounge Group
Spokesperson, Bodega Association of the United States
Brendan Sexton, Coordinator, UFCW Local 1500
Appearing for President Anthony Speelman
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Richard Lipsky
Representative for Bodegas and Supermarkets
Lindsay Doole, Appearing for
Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director
Truah, Rabinic Call for Human Rights
Cecil Fuentes
Red Hook Food Vendors
Frank Appearing for Adam Sobel
Cinnamon Snail, Vegan Lunch Truck
Marlin Guinchard, Owner
Chile Ganacha, Astoria Mexican Restaurant
Matthew Shapiro
Appearing for Reverend Micah Bucey
Judson Memorial Church
Michelle Birnbaum
Vendor Taskforce Committee
NYC Community Board 8
Morton Sloan, Co-Owner
Morton Williams Supermarkets
Martin Hill
Restaurant Owner
Ian Culos
New Yorkers for Street Vending Reform
Mr. Swan, Veteran and Street Vendor
Andrew Fine, Representative
East and Sixth Street Association of Manhattan
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Steve Harris
Thomas Culligan
Urban Law Center, Fordham University
Leslie Ramos, Executive Director
82nd Street Partnership
Matt Bauer, President
Madison Avenue Business Improvement District
Jesse Bodine, District Manager
Manhattan Community Board 4
Appearing for Chair Delores Rubin
Terri Cude, First Vice Chair
Community Board 2
John Morano
Throggs Neck Homeowners Association
Donde McKeller, Street Vendor
Leadership Board, Chairman of the Veterans Committee
Catherine Barnett, Director
Restaurant Opportunity Centers
Christine Lynch
Street Vendor
Favio Ramirez Caminatti, Executive Director
Del Centro Immigrante
Josh Gatewood, Food Vendor and Interim President
New York City Food Truck Association
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Jordyn Lexton, Found and Owner
Drive Change
Vicki Mao Appearing for:
Lena Alfridi, Policy Coordinator
Equitable Economic Development at the Association for
Neighborhood and Housing Development, ANHD
Lowell Vanderbilt, President
Carnegie Hill Neighbors
Joe Glaser, Owner/Operator
La Bella Torte Dessert Truck
Jerry Chink, Tax & Business Consultant
Food Vendor & US Army Veteran
Melissa Chapman, Vice President, Public Affairs
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Appearing for Carolos Scissura, President
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
David Bross Appearing for:
Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, Associate Counsel
Latino Justice PRLDEF
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CHAIRPERSON ESPINAL:
Good morning.
d is Rafael Espinal.
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vote on 1017-C.
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oysters.
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package of legislation.
bills.
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statement.
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important bill.
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their services.
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prohibit retaliation.
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And big
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CLERK:
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Introduction 1017-C.
Chair Espinal.
CHAIRPERSON ESPINAL:
I vote aye.
CLERK:
Gentile.
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I vote aye.
Koslowitz.
I vote aye.
Lancman.
Aye.
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Thank you.
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legislation together.
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making a living.
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more protection.
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street permit.
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Im eager
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Affairs, DOT;
tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
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CHAIRPERSON ESPINAL:
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I am Lindsay
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Each of thee
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Veteran general
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CHAIRPERSON ESPINAL:
This is the
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CHAIRPERSON ESPINAL:
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Councilwoman Chin.
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