Abdurahim Sanginov (carriage owner's nephew) testifies opposing ban
Abdurahim Sanginov, nephew of a carriage owner, testifies about his uncle funding his Rutgers education through the carriage business, describes families and children who love the horses, and asks the council to oppose the bill.
Good afternoon, members of the council.
My name is Abdurahim Sanginov, and today I'm representing my uncle, named John Sanginov, who has been a proud horse carriage owner in New York City for the last six years.
So two years ago, I received a letter from the Rutgers University that I got accepted.
But there was an obstacle in my way.
My family couldn't provide the funds for my education.
And my dream was looking like it flying away.
And at the moment of darkness, my uncle said that he would do anything to put me in the school and help me achieve my dream.
And there was a question before, how about American Dream?
I have American Dream.
I want to go to college and study, and my uncle is helping me to do that.
Currently, he has two beautiful horses, Bella and Champion.
Every day he is telling me that tens of hundreds of people stop by his horse to take pictures.
New Yorkers love horse carriages.
A lot of children come to Central Park to take pictures with his horses, to look at them, to pet them, and to play with them.
This is the picture of the champion, beautiful white horse that he loves and cares about.
He's telling me a story.
He told me to share the story with you.
There is a lady, the resident of the New York City.
You don't have that much time left, so you're going to have to either wrap it up, but go ahead.
If the story is long, I can't do it.
Yes.
So the story about the lady, the resident of the New York City.
Every day, she knows the schedule of the Bella, of another horse of my uncle.
She brings her children to Central Park, and her children pray with Bella.
You told about the people who don't want the horses in Central Park, but how about the voices of the people who want them in Central Park?
There are tons of hundreds of people who want to see their horses in Central Park.
They are loved and taken care about.
All of these horse owners that you see, all of them love their horses.
Their horses are beautiful creatures.
All of them are like family members to them.
And today, I ask you to oppose the bill that would break a lot of families and would put a lot of people in trouble.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
We'll go back to you.
Yeah.
Okay.
Go for it.
You'll start over.