Marlene Ansaldo Testimony: Street Vendors Project
Marlene Ansaldo, a street vendor and board member of the Street Vendors Project, testifies (via translator) to request reduced fees for small businesses to help them grow and contribute to the city's economy.
Oh, the me siento aquí.
Okay, okay, okay.
Tomayuda Collegiate.
Okay, continue.
Soy parte de la Junta Directiva de Street Vendor Project.
Okay.
My name is Marlene and working for 21 years selling things in the city of New York.
And member of the Board of Directors or Street Vender Project.
Okay.
And supporting the program or restaurants that outdoors.
And asking the city of New York that you're supposed to be made sure that this program or restaurants or outdoor restaurants will continue.
And I also asking the city of New York that it should improve the program, so this will benefit also the small businesses as well.
I like to work in Pablo spaces alone with my my colleagues who are working with me in the restaurants, and we want a space for everybody.
Oh, you took in you took in the fees?
Okay.
Okay, continue.
Thank you.
We are also asking you to reduce the fees of the restaurant programs, the fees connected to the outdoors restaurants.
The small businesses like mine, we pay high taxes to the city of New York.
Okay.
Okay.
No, no, this is reducing lasers de los restaurantes a la libre para que los pequeños restaurantes puedan beneficiarse, crecer y in ultima instancia, pagar mas impuestos.
Okay, one second.
We want that you reduce the fees of the outdoor restaurants here in New York City because so there's this small restaurants can benefit, they can grow economically, and in last instant they will be able to pay more taxes.
Okay.
Please make the system to be easy, accessible and successful.
My colleagues, right?
Or the food field are counting with all your help.
Okay.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
She say thank you to you.
Thank you.