Chair Brooks-Powers Questions DOT on Federal Funding and the Marketplace Directory

Can you provide a status update on the federal funding that was secured by Congresswoman Grace Meng for setups in New York 6?

Um, yes, one moment, please.

Thank you.

Okay, so SBS is managing this project, but we're working very closely with them and also the Queen's Chamber of Commerce.

And her funding will secure about 60 setups that will be distributed to interested establishments within her district.

So to date, three of those setups have been installed.

14 are going to be installed in the next two weeks.

And then there's engagement happening with 32 other restaurants who are interested in participating.

Thank you for that.

Can you please provide the committees with an update on DOT's marketplace directory?

Yes, so we're very proud of the marketplace directory.

We have lots of different businesses who are sharing their ability to provide the items that are compliant items in our program.

The companies can construct, they can assemble or disassemble, they can design the setups, they can move them, they can store them, all of that.

So we have heard back from businesses that they have found this to be a very useful tool to do some one stop shopping for their dining out setting.

How many licenses have taken licensees have taken advantage of the services provided through the marketplace?

Yeah, we haven't required them to report back to us on that, so I don't have a number for you.

Okay, thank you.

Okay, we've got a number of colleagues uh with questions.

Um council member Brewer.

She's not a good thing.

Thank you very much.

And I, for one, always glad to see Margaret For Gion.

That's me.